Lumpkin uses four-run fifth to put away 9-3 win

Frankie Moree (Austin Poffenberger)

The Indians lost 9-3 on Tuesday night at home against Lumpkin County, as the visitors used a four-run fifth frame to put the game out of reach. TFS committed a season-high 8 errors in the loss.

After going down 2-0 in the third, the Indians got new life on a Frankie Moree 2-out, 2-run home run that brought in Chase Pollock, who had singled to lead off the frame. Lumpkin would regain the lead in the next inning and stretched the lead up to 7-2 by the end of the fifth.

In the home half of the sixth, Danny Grant drove in a run on a groundout to pull within 7-3. Lumpkin tacked on a pair of runs in the final inning to seal the win.

Tallulah Falls struggled to put runners on as the Indians gathered 4 hits and no walks. Moree’s homer was the first for TFS on the season. He also tripled in the game. Caden Walker took the loss on the hill, giving up 2 earned runs across 4 innings and striking out 7.

The Indians are now 2-2 on the season.