Mexico's first loss was a tough one but one it will have to forget quickly.
The Bulldogs lost on in walk-off fashion 4-3 on Friday at Eldon for their first loss of the season one day prior to …
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Mexico's first loss was a tough one but one it will have to forget quickly.
The Bulldogs lost on in walk-off fashion 4-3 on Friday at Eldon for their first loss of the season one day prior to playign two games tomorrow in Ashland against Class 4 No. 9 Southern Boone (3-1) at 10 a.m. and Owensville (1-1) at 1 p.m.
After an infield error and walk set up Eldon to take 3-2 lead on a two-RBI double in the sixth inning, Cooper Bledsoe's ground ball brought Sam Ryan home to tie the game in the seventh inning.
In the bottom half of the seventh inning, a single and infield error set up Eldon again. Mexico intentionally walked the bases loaded with no outs in the inning. Colten Bashore then hit a walk-off single.
Landon Hilderman had a two-RBI double for Mexico, Bledsoe went 2-for-3 and Sam Ryan led off the seventh inning with a double. Austin Maxwell pitched five innings with six strikeouts, three hits, one walk and one unearned runs. Jaydon Eldridge allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks and had two strikeouts in one inning.