Natalia extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 5-7. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of the Blanco Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-3 on Friday.
As for Blanco, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-8-1. Four seems to be a good number for them as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Blanco's part, Kinley Boyd spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits.
At the plate, Blanco's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Barrett Sykes, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Blanco didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 7-3 victory against Bandera on the 28th. Hopefully Natalia paid attention to the Panthers' game: the next time they hit the field , they'll take on the Panthers at 4:00 p.m.
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