Smyer falls to New Home

  • CLOSE CALL - Smyer Bobcat Dylan McPail singled on a line drive during his team’s game March 29 against the Post Antelopes at home. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
    CLOSE CALL - Smyer Bobcat Dylan McPail singled on a line drive during his team’s game March 29 against the Post Antelopes at home. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
  • AT THE READY - Levelland Loboette Madison Seat got ready to catch the ball during her team’s game against the Sweetwater Lady Mustangs this past Friday at home. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
    AT THE READY - Levelland Loboette Madison Seat got ready to catch the ball during her team’s game against the Sweetwater Lady Mustangs this past Friday at home. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
  • GAME FACE - Levelland Lobo Rance Massey gor ready to swing at the ball during his team’s contest this past Friday against the Sweetwater Mustangs this past Friday at home. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
    GAME FACE - Levelland Lobo Rance Massey gor ready to swing at the ball during his team’s contest this past Friday against the Sweetwater Mustangs this past Friday at home. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
  • GROUP UP - Smyer Bobcats Kaden Price, Caleb Pearce and Colton Burriss got together on the mound during the team’s game against the Post Antelopes on March 29. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)
    GROUP UP - Smyer Bobcats Kaden Price, Caleb Pearce and Colton Burriss got together on the mound during the team’s game against the Post Antelopes on March 29. (Staff photo by Aalijah Soliz)

    The Smyer Bobcats took on the New Home Leopards this past Saturday for UIL District Baseball play where the Bobcats fell 20-1 as the visiting team.

    Smyer struggled to stop the Leopard offense all game as in the bottom of the first inning, New Home jumped out to an early 9-0 lead over the Bobcats.

    In the bottom of the second they extended their lead to 12-0 off of a triple from their batter.

    Smyer was able to get their only point of the game in the top of the third inning after an error by the shortstop was able to send in Austin Martinez for the score making the game 12-1.

    From that point on it was all New Home as the Bobcats dropped their first game against New Home as the visiting team.

    Kaden Price stepped on the mound for the Bobcats as he gave up eight hits and 17 runs (five earned) over two and two-third innings, striking out four and walking two.

    The Bobcats fall to 5-4 on the season as they rematched against the New Home Leopards this past Tuesday at home and get ready to go up against the O’Donnell Eagles this upcoming Friday as the visiting team at 5 p.m..

    Colton Burriss and Austin Martinez each collected one hit for Smyer.