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Bulldogs drop district game to rival Van Alstyne, 6-5 https://www.txfb-ins.com/insurance/agent/Grayson/23242/LorettaAnderson
Howe's all-state outfielder Brennan Ross slides in safely against Van Alstyne on Wednesday night. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Tyler Grisham made Van Alstyne pay as he completed a great at bat by fouling off a number of pitches until finding an inside fastball that he ripped off the base of the wall for a double that drove in Hartsfield. Krantz later drove home Hartsfield on a perfect piece of hitting to right field against the outfield shade to left. After six, Howe had cut the The Bulldogs did give themselves a lead to 6-5. chance the very next half inning Matt Griffin, who had come on in when senior all-state outfielder Brennan Ross doubled on a liner in relief of Reagan, struckout the side only allowing one single in the the right-center gap to drive in Jaden Matthews, who had been hit inning. by a pitch, and Brice Krantz, who Howe neeeded a bloop and a blast doubled to center. Howe would to win the game in walk-off close the gap to 4-3 on Reagan's fashion, but went down quickly sacrifice fly to center that scored with a lineout by Reagan, a Ross. strikeout of Griffin and a strikeout of Hartsfield to end the game. In the top of the fourth, however, the Panthers extended their lead back to three runs on a double and During the final frame, Howe and a single. A terrific relay throw from Van Alstyne fans, who were center to home plate to nail down a commingled in the stands, brought would-be runner ended the inning the game to a momentary halt by officials on the field. The rivalry and kept the Panthers with a 6-3 between the two schools which is lead. approximately 100 years old seems to not have lost any luster through In the bottom of the sixth inning, the years. tensions on the field and in the stands rose as Tanner Hartsfield All was well until the top of the third inning when Van Alstyne took advantage of every Howe (158) mistake. After cruising through the first two innings, Howe starting pitcher Peyton Reagan found trouble in the third when the Panthers scored three runs. From that inning on, Howe found themselves down 4-0 and trying to fight back to have a chance.
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