Bauxite fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Smackover on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Smackover Buckaroos by a score of 8-7. The Miners were not able to make up for their defeat to the Buckaroos from their previous meeting back in March of 2016.
Tony Fox
| 03/14/25 vs Smackover | 6 |
| 03/10/25 vs Central | 3 |
| 03/28/24 @ Junction City | 2 |
| 04/15/24 @ Central Arkansas Christian | 1 |
| 04/11/24 vs Mayflower | 1 |
Tony Fox was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for Bauxite: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-2 otherwise.
In other batting news, Avery Heidelberg was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024. Ryan Hoskins was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Bauxite kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in six consecutive games.
Bauxite's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.7 runs. As for Smackover, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Looking ahead, Bauxite will challenge Rison at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Smackover, they will welcome Junction City at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Junction City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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