Thursday just wasn't the day for Robinson's offense. They fell 3-0 to the Gatesville Hornets on Thursday. Robinson has not had much luck with Gatesville recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Gatesville's part, Bralen Veazey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. Veazey has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gatesville's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lawson Mooney, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Robinson's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Gatesville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-8-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Robinson will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Salado at 7:00 p.m. on April 9th. As for Gatesville, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against China Spring at 7:00 p.m. Gatesville will stroll in with a eight game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their April 10 matchup with China Spring.
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