The Granger Lions varsity baseball team fell in Game 3 of the bi-district round of the playoffs, losing 7-6 to Goldthwaite on Monday, May 4, at Copperas Cove High School.
The Lions suffered a tough defeat as a throwing error allowed the game-winning run to score in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Granger got on the board first with a sacrifice fly in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Goldthwaite answered in the bottom half with a sacrifice fly of its own to tie the game at 1-1.
The Lions built a 4-1 lead in the second inning, getting an RBI double from Mason Vanek, a run scored on a groundout and an RBI triple from Tre Castillo.
Goldthwaite responded again, scoring on a lineout and adding a two-RBI single to tie the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the inning. It took its first lead in the third inning on another lineout to make it 5-4, then extended the lead to 6-4 in the fifth.
Granger battled back to tie the game at 6-6, getting an RBI triple from Castillo and an RBI double from Seth Good.
Both teams were held scoreless until the bottom of the seventh, when Goldthwaite hit a leadoff double. A routine popout later turned into a throwing error, allowing the game-winning run to score.
The Lions finished district play with an 8-4 record and will look ahead to next season with a mix of returning production and new faces.
