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der due up, however, the co-op was not out of the game yet. A double from Arturo Lopez gave the home team runners on second and third with no outs and Schreiber delivered an RBI single to bring the co-op a bit closer. Irvin Aguilera drove in a second run after an error on Prentice allowed Lopez to cross the plate.

With bases loaded and just one out, the co-op looked prime to continue the rallying effort. However, the Buccaneers defense locked down the final two outs, stranding a trio of Abby/Colby base runners and keeping the home team one run short of tying the game.

It was a tough loss to take for an Abby/ Colby squad that had led most of the game. A two RBI home run from Payton Schreiber in the bottom of the first immediately gave the co-op a lead over their Marawood foes. They then added another run in the fourth after back-to-back singles from Carson Folz and Jaxston Malzahn eventually led to a third run.

Lopez, who started on the mound, kept Prentice’s lineup relatively quiet during his outing. He only allowed single runs in the second, fourth and fifth, keeping his team ahead for much of the day. He went four and two-thirds innings for Abby/ Colby, striking out three while walking one and allowing four hits. Two of his three runs allowed were earned. Schreiber entered the game partway through the fifth and pitched two innings, striking out four while allowing three hits and three runs, though none of those runs were earned. Grayson Totzke collected the final out while allowing one hit.

Schreiber collected two hits, a walk and three RBIs to lead the co-op’s lineup. Christian Fuentes was also 2-for-3 from the plate and scored two of Abby/Colby’s five runs. Folz, Malzahn, Lopez, Ayden Michlig and Owen Hanson all had one hit each. Hanson picked up a pair of steals while Michlig, Schreiber and Folz came up with one stolen bag apiece.

HUSTLING DOWN THE LINE - Jaxston Malzahn sprints to first to collect a single during the co-op’s close loss to the Prentice Buccaneers last week.

STAFF PHOTO/NATHANIEL UNDERWOOD