MORAN — The Marmaton Valley High baseball team got down early and could never recover in a pair of home losses to Pleasanton Thursday.
The Wildcats fought to take the lead late in a game one loss by scoring six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning but ultimately fell, 8-7. Then in game two, Marmaton Valley didn’t have any answers for Pleasanton’s lineup in a 14-1 loss.
Game one
Marmaton Valley scored first by scoring one run in the bottom of the second inning before Pleasanton responded with four runs in the top of the third. The Blu-Jays scored another run in the fourth inning for the 5-1 lead before the sixth inning explosion.
In the sixth inning, Pleasanton plated three runs before Marmaton Valley scored six runs and brought the deficit within one, 8-7. The Wildcats couldn’t bring another run across home plate in the final two innings and ultimately fell by one run.
Tyler Lord had a team-high two RBI’s while Dylan Drake knocked a team-high two hits. Wyatt Ard, Kason Becker and Brevyn Campbell each drove in a run as well. Chase Smith scored a team-high two runs.
Ard started on the mound and went 5.2 innings, surrendering six runs on 11 hits with five strikeouts. Dominic Smith pitched 1.1 inning in relief, allowing two runs on one hit.
Game two
The Wildcats were held scoreless until the fourth inning in a game in which the Blu-Jays scored four runs in the first inning and five runs in the third. D. Smith knocked home the lone run for Marmaton Valley in the fourth inning.
Lord started on the mound and worked 3.2 innings, allowing 14 runs to cross home plate on 13 hits while striking out four Pleasanton batters. D. Smith pitched 0.1 innings in relief and struck out one while walking one. Lucas Bloemer closed on the mound, not allowing a hit.
Pleasanton was led at the plate by Karsten’s three RBI’s while Hayden and Brice each drove in two runs. Tony had a team-high three hits while Karsten, Braden, and Sy each had two hits.
Marmaton Valley travels to Burlingame on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
