September 2 2021 The Cleburne Railroaders defeated the Houston Apollos 6-3 behind a four-run third inning and a two-run eighth. Houston scored once in the first inning, once in the fifth and once in the ninth, but could not overcome Cleburne’s six unanswered runs across the middle innings. Cleburne finished with eight hits and no errors while Houston collected 11 hits and committed two errors.
D. Peterson delivered the key blow for Cleburne with a home run and four RBIs, while R. Hernandez scored twice and drove in a run. C. Simpson added an RBI, and A. Lago led the Railroaders with two hits. Houston’s
Hudson Bilodeau went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, and
Aaron Takacs added two hits and an RBI.
Jesus Sanchez earned the win after allowing two runs on eight hits over seven innings, striking out six without issuing a walk.
Tucker Smith took the loss for Houston after seven innings, allowing four runs on five hits with one walk and two strikeouts.
Michael Krauza recorded the save by retiring the only batter he faced in the ninth inning.
