Tyler was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians, falling 9-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Fightin' Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-4 back in March.
Tyler saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Da'Markous Pierce, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles. Aden Portley also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Tyler's loss dropped their record down to 4-20. As for Jacksonville, their victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-14.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Tyler is set to square off against their familiar foe Lufkin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Jacksonville will challenge rival Hallsville at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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