Lowry JV baseball team closes out home slate with sweep of Fernley

Lowry JV baseball team closes out home slate with sweep of Fernley

Lowry JV baseball team closes out home slate with sweep of Fernley

The Lowry High School junior varsity baseball team closed out its home slate of games this season with a thrilling 17-16 victory over Fernley on a windy Saturday afternoon. The Buckaroos led the game 9-5 only see the Vaqueros come back and go in front 15-9. Lowry battled back and scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth, with the winning run coming on a suicide squeeze with bases loaded. The Buckaroos easily won the opener 11-1 and are 11-13 overall and 8-7 in the Division I-A North. Lowry travels to Lovelock Tuesday to play Pershing County at 4 p.m. and finish the year on Friday and Saturday in Spring Creek at 3 p.m. and 11 a.m., respectively.

All photos by Tony Erquiaga, the Humboldt Sun[[In-content Ad]]