Cleburne Railroaders Defeat Houston Apollos 8-2

August 30 2021 The Cleburne Railroaders defeated the Houston Apollos 8-2 after breaking open a scoreless game with three runs in the fourth inning. Cleburne added two runs in the fifth two in the sixth and one in the seventh. Houston scored both of its runs in the fourth and was held scoreless over the final five innings.

H. Clanin went 2-for-4 with three RBIs while O. Martinez and D. Peterson each homered and drove in runs. Martinez finished with two RBIs and Peterson added one. A. Lago had two hits and an RBI and N. Vaughan contributed a triple and an RBI as Cleburne collected 11 hits.

D. James earned the win by striking out five while allowing no hits or runs in 1.2 innings. G. Alexander opened for Cleburne and allowed two runs on five hits in 4.1 innings. Cleburnes pitching staff totaled 11 strikeouts. Duncan Snider took the loss for Houston after allowing three earned runs in 3.2 innings.