Chadron came to town on Sunday for a Junior league game against the Alliance Navy club. The guests jumped to a big lead and then held off the Spartans 7 to 4. A five run last at bat by Post 12 proved to be the difference. With the loss, the Peltz Co has a 21-22-2 mark on the season. Alliance had just 3 hits on the evening. Down 7 to 0 heading to their last attempt, the Navy team plated 4 runs to get close but PVC was able to record the final out in getting the victory. Israel Garcia went 3 plus as the Spartans’ starting pitcher. Garcia had 5 strikeouts in the contest. Finishing the game was relief hurler Kyler Hamel. The battle was a four inning ball game.
A k in the first inning by Garcia kept the guests off the scoreboard in the early moments. The Navy club also was held without a tally in the home half. Using a pair of walks and an RBI single, Post 12 took a 1 run lead in the second. Garcia would record another strikeout in the frame. Hamel had a single in the bottom of the inning but didn’t score. After two frames of play, the Peltz Co was down
two to zero.
PVC added to their advantage in the top of inning 3. Chadron scored one run thanks to 2 Alliance errors and a sacrifice fly. Garcia had another k in the third. In the bottom of the frame, a single by Garcia gave the Spartans a chance but he was left on the sacks. Five Chadron tallies in the top of the fourth made it a 7 to 0 contest. A bases clearing double by the visitors was the big hit in the spree. Garcia did have two more strikeouts in his last inning on the mound while a strikeout by Hamel finished the rally.
Alliance made things interesting in their final at bat with 4 scores. Walks to Jackson Devlin, Cisco Cody, and Dixon Bair began the scoring. A wild pitch by Chadron then gave the Navy group their first run. Hamel followed with a walk and an RBI groundout by Garcia made it a 7 to 2 battle. The Peltz Co rally continued when Teagan O’Gorman was hit by a pitch, setting the table for Tanner Salcido. A 2 rbi single by the Alliance catcher sliced the Spartan deficit to 3 at 7 to 4. Miguel Galvan then walked to give the Navy squad hope but Chadron was able to get the last out.
Final. Chadron 7. Alliance 4
Post 12 0 1 1 5 7
Spartans 0 0 0 4 4
Three hits for the Peltz Co one each Salcido, Garcia, Hamel.