The Republic baseball team lost four straight games in the Springfield Red and Blue Classic that ended over the weekend. The Tigers dropped outings against Kickapoo, Willard, Kearney and Parkview.
In their opener against Kickapoo, the Tigers fell behind 3-0 in the bottom of the 1st and never caught up again. A three-run 3rd inning brought the Tigers to within a run at 4-3, but Kickapoo scored one in the 4th and two in the 6th to put the game away.
Against Willard, Republic couldn’t get anything going against starting pitcher Justin Atchison, who struck out seven in pitching a three-hit shutout. Willard won 3-0.
Kearney banged out 10 hits in its 9-2 win over the Tigers. Leadoff batter Creed Smiley had two of the Tigers’ three hits.
In the final game, Parkview scored a single run in the bottom of the 7th to sneak past Republic 6-5. Creed Smiley, Clayton Rose, Cole Hurst, and Parker Nelson had two hits apiece for the Tigers.
The four losses drop Republic’s record to 2-6.
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