Friona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 16-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ralls Jackrabbits. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (ten), the Chieftans still had to take the loss.
Owen McGaughy put in work no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. McGaughy was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
McGaughy wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jameson Daniels, who scored four runs and stole Four bases. while going 3-for-3. With that strong performance, Daniels is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Another was Abram Rocha, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI.
Chieftans
| 03/06/25 vs Ralls | 61.3% |
| 03/03/25 @ Tulia | 51.4% |
| 02/28/25 vs Lamesa | 41.7% |
| 02/24/25 @ Olton | 37.5% |
| 02/14/25 @ Sanford-Fritch | 28% |
Even though they lost, Friona always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Friona's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Ralls, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Coming up, Friona will be playing at home against Dimmitt at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ralls, they will venture away from home to take on Floydada at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Floydada has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13 runs per game on average), something Ralls will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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