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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Floyd junior Benton Cain steals second as Dora junior Cole Kircher takes the throw during Monday's District 4-1A baseball matchup at Floyd. The Broncos won 16-3.
GRADY – Junior Zane Rush hit a grand slam home run and Grady's baseball team outlasted the Texico junior varsity 10-7 on Monday afternoon.
The Bronchos (6-2), who won their fifth consecutive game, hit the road early on Tuesday morning for a doubleheader at Magdalena.
Also on Monday for Grady, sophomore Deakin Ragland whacked a pair of doubles while sophomore Jayce Garrett was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Eighth-graders Gabriel Whitehead and Andre Garcia handled pitching duties for the Bronchos.
In District 2-1A openers on Monday:
Floyd 16, Dora 3 – The host Broncos picked up their first win of the season, erasing a 3-1 deficit with a four-run second and going on to end it in 4 ½ innings on the 10-run rule.
Senior Brayan Gallegos worked all five innings for Floyd (1-5), allowing seven hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. At the plate, the Broncos were led by sophomore Joseph Contreras with 3-for-3, a double, three runs scored and three RBIs; freshman Colton Cain with 2-for-3, a double, three runs scored and four RBIs and junior Benton Cain with a double, a run scored and four RBIs.
Top hitters for Dora (0-4) were sophomore Roddy Neal with 3-for-3 and a run scored and senior Kegan Rodriguez with 2-for-3 and an RBI.
Gateway Christian 16, Elida 3 – At Elida, the Warriors (3-7) broke the game wide open with a 10-run fourth inning. Senior Hayden Wigley led Gateway's 14-hit attack with 5-for-5, two home runs, a double, seven RBIs and three runs scored.
Four players had a single apiece for the Tigers (5-3) – seniors Dalyn Taylor and Jose Jimenez, freshman Radlee Ferguson and eighth-grader Bradley Burris.
