Smithville fell victim to Kiowa and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their tough 10-0 loss to the Kiowa Cowboys might stick with them for a while. The contest marked that first time this year in which Smithville was not able to get on the board.
For Kiowa's part, Cooper McClendon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. McClendon was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Cason Church and Chandler Kelley did most of the damage at the plate: Church scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Kelley scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Smithville now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Kiowa, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Smithville will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rock Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Kiowa, they will head out on the road to face off against Allen at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kiowa is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
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