The Garretson Blue Dragon baseball team had a strong stolen base game on Sunday, taking on the Tri-Valley Mustangs on the home field. Unfortunately, the Mustangs had a stronger hitting game, and were able to take home the win 2-8.
Treyton Decker took the mound for the Blue Dragons for five of the seven innings, striking out nine but allowing five hits and walking six. Pitching relief were Brecken Weir and Cole Jessen, who allowed six hits and four runs between them.
Leading in stolen bases was Carter Siemonsma with two. Weir, Caiden Maack, and Carter Roozeboom were also successful in stealing a base.
Ian Buettner gathered the cheers at the bottom of the first as he hit a double out to right field, and advanced to third base on a passed ball. Unfortunately, a ground out from teammate Decker ended the inning before Buettner could find home base.
Garretson acquired the first point of the game in the bottom of the second when Weir reached home after Rozeboom hit a fly ball out to center. They successfully kept the Mustangs at bay until the fifth inning, when Tri-Valley sent four over home plate. The same happened at the top of the seventh inning. The Dragons were unable to score again until the bottom of the 7th, when Siemonsma stole home, but it wasn't enough to overcome the solid lead from the Mustangs.
Now entering the final part of the regular season, the Dragons will play next on Monday in Flandreau, and will be back on Tandberg Field next Tuesday and Thursday to finish out their regular season. All games will begin at 5:30 p.m.
