Eleven runs in the opening inning was enough for the Gering Prep team in their Monday win over the Alliance Prep club. Gering downed the Spartans 11 to 8 in a four inning game that was played in Gering. The battle was the first game of a doubleheader between the 2 rivals. The Peltz Co ended the contest with 7 hits. Two Spartans-Quinn Ferguson and Ryan Walker-led the Alliance offense with 2 hits apiece. Pitching for the Peltz Co were starter Roy Torres and reliever Cooper Galles.
Momentum went to the side of the guests in the top of the first with Alliance getting 3 runs. Torres reached on a dropped third strike to start the rally. A Gering passed ball moved Torres into scoring position and he later scored on an RBI hit by Ferguson. The Spartan second run came after an error by the hosts. Hits then by Walker and Galles ended the spree with the Peltz Co up 3 to 0. Gering then responded in a big way with 11 tallies in the bottom of the first. The hosts used 8 hits, 2 miscues by the Spartans, a passed ball, and a walk to surge ahead 11 to 3 after one inning of action.
Alliance slowly crawl back into the game with 2 scores in the top of the second. A walk by Preston Flores was followed by a triple by Braden Myers to close the gap to 11 to 4. Myers then scored run #5 after an RBI hit by Ferguson. Gering went down in order in their at bat in the second. Two more tallies by the Peltz Co in the third pulled Alliance to within 4 at 11 to 7. A two run double by Esai Trejo scored Galles and Flores as the Spartans continued to rally. Galles had a scoreless inning on the mound for Alliance in the bottom of the inning to keep the Spartans in striking distance. He recorded a strikeout in the frame. In their final at bat, Alliance got walks from Sonny Hernandez and Cisco Cody to start a rally. Walker then delivered again with an RBI hit that made the scoreboard read Gering 11 Alliance 8. Unfortunately, the rally was put down as Gering went on for the victory.
ALL 3 2 2 1 8
GER 11 0 0 x 11
Seven hits for the preps: Ferguson and Walker two each, one apiece Myers, Trejo, and Galles.