Early lost against Breckenridge back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Early Longhorns fell just short of the Breckenridge Buckaroos by a score of 4-2. That's two games in a row now that the Longhorns have lost by exactly two runs.
Eli Pallette spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, Early saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rowan McDermed, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI. Jack Nowell also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Early and nudges their season record down to 3-9. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Breckenridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-8-1 record this season.
While Early 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 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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