Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Elida sophomore Radlee Ferguson slides safely into third base as Loving sophomore Cash Ryan tries to corral the throw during Tuesday's non-district baseball tilt at Elida. The visiting Falcons posted a 17-3 victory.
TEXICO – Pecos and Texico played to a 9-9 tie through four innings on Thursday night, then waited a long time before anyone scored again in their District 6-2A baseball matchup.
It was still 9-9 through nine innings, but the Panthers scored twice in the top of the 10th and held on for an 11-10 victory over the Wolverines.
Sophomore Jesus Chavez went 3-for-3 at the plate for Texico with a double, two runs scored and two walks. He also took over on the mound during the Panthers' nine-run fourth, holding Pecos (13-11, 4-5 district) to two runs on 10 hits the rest of the way, with two walks and five strikeouts.
The Wolverines (8-12, 5-4) collected 15 hits, with senior Edgar Mendoza going 3-for-5 with a double, a triple and three runs scored and senior Daltyn Cain finishing 3-for-5 with a triple, five RBIs and a run scored. Meantime, sophomore Bryce Cooper was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs and freshman Micky New added 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.
In other Thursday baseball:
Grady 11-10, Cimarron 1-8 – In District 3-1A at Grady, the Bronchos (11-5, 4-5), ranked fourth in 1A by MaxPreps, used a pair of four-run innings to hold off the Rams (4-10, 1-8) and complete a doubleheader sweep.
Senior Zane Rush went 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs, freshman Andre Garcia was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and freshman Hays Rush tallied 2-for-3 and scored a run.
Cimarron posted 12 hits, led by freshman Andrew Gonzales with 3-for-3, a double, a home run and three RBIs and senior Dylan Atzberger with 2-for-5, a home run and three RBIs.
The opener was more lopsided, ending in 4 ½ innings on the 10-run rule as Zane Rush tossed a one-hitter with seven walks and 10 strikeouts. Junior Deakin Ragland led the offense, going 3-for-3 with a double, six RBIs and two runs scored, while freshman Caden Croy added 2-for-2 and scored three times.
In area baseball action on Tuesday:
Loving 17, Elida 3 – The Falcons (15-2), ranked No. 2 in Class 2A by MaxPreps, scored six runs in the third and eight in the fifth in a non-district tilt at Elida halted after five frames by the 10-run rule.
Elida (7-6), which scored single runs in the third, fourth and fifth, was led by senior Teagan Norman, who went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs, while sophomore Radlee Ferguson singled, walked and scored twice.
In District 4-1/2A softball, Dora (5-12, 0-11 district) dropped an 18-0 decision at home on Tuesday to Loving (19-2, 10-0), ranked second in Class 1-2A. The Lady Coyotes, who came into the week ranked 11th in 1-2A, were handed 16-1 and 19-5 losses on Thursday at Jal (11-12, 4-6).
Dora and Jal are slated to finish out the regular season with a Monday single tilt at Jal.
