Cleburne Railroaders Rally Past Houston Apollos 6-5

June 3 2021 The Cleburne Railroaders defeated the Houston Apollos 6-5 after scoring the decisive run in the ninth inning. Cleburne finished with seven hits and no errors, while Houston collected 10 hits and committed two errors.

Houston took a 5-3 lead by scoring twice in the fourth inning, twice in the fifth and once in the sixth. Cleburne answered with one run in the third, two in the fourth, two in the fifth and the winning run in the ninth. Cleburnes home runs came from Zach Nehrir, Hunter Clanin and Taylor Ryan.

Clanin went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs and one RBI, while Ryan went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs and one RBI. Nehrir added a home run and two RBI. For Houston, Ian Yetsko and Taylor Zeutenhorst each had two hits and two RBI, while Alvaro Gonzalez also collected two hits.

Kyle Chavez earned the win for Cleburne with two scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out two. Houston starter Tucker Smith worked six innings and struck out seven, allowing five runs, three earned, on six hits. Matt Terrones took the loss after recording one out and allowing the deciding run.