NARACOORTE Rangers fought out a tough contest against Central Magpies in round two of Mount Gambier and District Division 3 baseball on Saturday.
the Rangers went down by one one run a tight result.
Taking the mound for the Rangers first up was returning player Brandon Klun, who provided a variation of pitching to the Magpies batters.
However, Central’s batters took a liking to his pitches and scored three runs in the first inning, with the Rangers then held scoreless.
Klun kept the Magpies to only three runs through to the bottom of the third inning, before newcomer Tom Paech took on the pitching duties at the start of the fourth.
Rangers came out swinging the bat in the third inning and scored six runs to take a comfortable lead.
Naracoorte continued on in the fourth, as Magpies managed just one run, but the visitors added a further two for an 8-4 advantage.
Unfortunately for the Rangers Central closed out the game and came home strongly wfor a 9-8 victory.
