It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Karnes City ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Poth Pirates out 2-1. The win was nothing new for Karnes City as they're now sitting on three straight.
Caleb Ingle looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rhett Hodges, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with a home run.
Karnes City has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which lines up perfectly with their 18-6 record this season. As for Poth, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-8-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Karnes City beat Poth by a score of 9-7.
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