Hackberry fell victim to Red River and their airtight pitching crew in Saturday's first game. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-0 walloping at the hands of the Red River Bulldogs. Considering the last time Hackberry couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Hackberry saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Murphy, who went 1-for-2 with a double. Murphy has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Red River's side, not much got past John Dickey, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Hackberry off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyler Hughes, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenny Lazarus, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-3.
Hackberry's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10. As for Red River, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Hackberry by a score of 16-1 later that day.
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