Cleburne evens series with triumph over Kane County Cougars
Although the Cougars scored first, the Cleburne Railroaders offense proved to be too much to handle on Friday night, as Cleburne earned a 12-5 win over Kane County at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva. Through four games, the series between the Cougars and Railroaders is even at two games apiece.
Cleburne put up multiple runs in four separate innings and recorded 15 hits as a team. While it was a 1-run ballgame through five innings, Cleburne scored eight straight runs to put the game out of reach.
The Cougars struck first in the bottom of the second against Cleburne starter Jalen Miller. Claudio Finol singled to lead off the inning before Trendon Craig and Harrison Smith worked walks to load the bases. Then Galli Cribbs Jr. hit a sacrifice fly to right field to make it 1-0.
On the mound for the Cougars, Westin Muir (5-6) cruised through the first three innings. However, Cleburne got to him in the top of the fourth. Shed Long led off the inning with a walk before Hill Alexander singled to move Long to second.
Two batters later, Carter Aldrete singled to score Long and tie the game at one. One batter later, Cleburne added another on an RBI single by Thomas Dillard to go up 2-1.
The Cougars responded quickly in the bottom of the fourth. Josh Allen knocked an RBI single that scored Cribbs to tie the game back up at two.