Kountze had lost five straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 7-9 to make it six. They lost 11-1 to the Orangefield Bobcats. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Lions couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for Orangefield, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games.
For Orangefield's part, Kale Spears looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Spears has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Logan Anderson and Layne Reynolds did most of the damage at the plate: Anderson got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Reynolds went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave Anderson a new career-high. Cole Sanches was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
While Kountze had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
