Jacksboro fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Holliday on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Holliday Eagles by a score of 4-3. It was the first time this season that Jacksboro let down their fans at home.
Lando Belcher was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyler Swan, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
Jacksboro's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5-1. As for Holliday, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
Jacksboro will be playing in front of their home fans against Bowie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bowie is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so Jacksboro will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Holliday, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Vernon at 7:00 p.m. Holliday's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Vernon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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