Nickerson fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Halstead on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Dragons by a score of 8-7. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Dragons recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Joshua Rodarte was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Rodarte was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Rodarte wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Fallon Rist, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Rylan Morrell was another, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Nickerson's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Halstead, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-8-2.
While Nickerson had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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