The Tallulah Falls Indians won a fourth straight game, tying a program record, with a 12-5 win at Rabun County on Thursday evening. The 10-plus run output is the sixth time TFS has scored in double figures. A 7-run fifth inning helped lift the Indians to the win.
Rabun County struck first in the first with a run, and TFS took a 3-1 lead in the third. Joel Miller tied the game with an RBI double and Norman Bastian, Jr. had an RBI groundout to highlight the third. Rabun was able to get those runs back and tie the game at 3 apiece heading into the fourth.
Kylar Clouatre’s RBI single scored Tyler Popham to put TFS ahead 4-3 in the fourth, and Bastian, Jr. made it 5-3 with a run-scoring hit in the fifth. That kick-started the inning, which featured Danny Grant driving in a run on an infield hit, Clouatre recording a fielder’s choice RBI, Jeremy Medina earning a bases loaded walk, and Miller doubling in two more to make it 10-3. Drew Bates doubled home Miller to make it 11-3 and capping the big inning. Popham added an RBI double in the sixth to give TFS a sizable 12-4 lead, and the team held on for the 12-5 win.
Aubrey Higgins picked up his third win of the season, as he went 4 innings, giving up 2 earned runs and striking out 4 batters. Bastian, Jr. went the final 3 frames, picking up the save. Miller had 3 RBI and collected 2 hits, while Bates had 3 hits and an RBI. Bastian, Jr. finished with a pair of hits and 2 RBI, and Clouatre had 2 RBI as well.
The Indians are now 6-3 overall on the season.
