Graford waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 9-8 W against the Hico Tigers. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 6-2 last Tuesday.
Cye Lemley made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March.

Trenton Ragle
04/11/25 @ Hico | 4 |
03/04/25 @ Nocona | 3 |
04/04/24 @ Huckabay | 3 |
04/01/25 @ Santo | 2 |
03/18/25 vs Cross Plains | 2 |
In other batting news, Trenton Ragle was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Feeguson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Graford's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 10-5. As for Hico, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-9-1 record this season.
Graford will square off against Poolville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hico, they will face off against Lipan at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game this season.
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