Center Horseshoe Ballpark on Friday, April 1, 2022 –
The Center Roughriders varsity baseball team suffered a 14-1 run District 17 4A conference loss to the visiting Rusk Eagles on Friday. Center now stands at 0-2 in district play, the Eagles move to 2-0.
The Roughriders scored their run early when Jake Morris reached base on a walk to lead off the bottom of the first inning. He was later driven in when Logan Horton singled to leftfield and gave CHS a 1-0 advantage.
Center held on to a one-run lead until a Rusk rally in the top of the third inning. The rally would eventually see them take a 7-1 lead. The top of the fourth inning had similar results as the Eagles used five hits and three walks to balloon their advantage to 14-1 runs.
The game was called in the bottom of the fifth inning after neither team scored and the mercy rule was enforced.
Jake Morris pitched 3 1/3 innings for Center and struck out three Eagles batters and walked seven. TJ Belin came in in relief and struck out one and walked three Eagles.
Mason Cirkel pitched for Rusk and struck out nine ‘Riders and walked one.
The Roughriders will host the Palestine Wildcats on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 7 p.m. Palestine also holds a 0-2 District 17 mark
