Railroaders Rally Past Apollos 7-4

June 20 2021 The Cleburne Railroaders rallied past the Houston Apollos 7-4 after scoring six runs over the sixth and seventh innings. Cleburne finished with 12 hits and no errors while Houston collected 13 hits but committed five errors.

Houston took an early lead with one run in the first and added runs in the fourth seventh and ninth. Yeiler Peguero went 4-for-5 with a double and a run scored, while Taylor Zeutenhorst hit a home run and drove in one run. Daniel Aldrich added two hits and an RBI.

Cleburne answered with three runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh to take control. C. Simpson hit a three-run home run and J. Nester also homered with three RBIs. A. Lago led the Railroaders with four hits in four at-bats, and Z. Nehrir added three hits and a double.

Alex Fishberg earned the win after allowing two hits and striking out four in two scoreless innings. Kyle Chavez recorded the save with two outs in the ninth. Tucker Smith took the loss for Houston despite striking out eight in six innings; he allowed four runs on eight hits.