Andrew Skvarka didn’t need much run support but got it anyway, as Ashton Roache homered, and Rohajae Pinder had three hits in a 7-3 road win for Tallulah Falls at Athens Academy on Friday night.
Pinder had an RBI double in the second, scoring Roache, who later blasted a homerun to right for a 2-0 lead in the fourth. TFS broke the game wide open with a 4-run fifth inning that largely came off Athens Academy miscues. The Spartans got a run back in the bottom of the fifth, and cut the deficit in half with a pair of runs in the sixth, chasing Skvarka.
Chase Pollock came in to get the Indians out of a jam. TFS got an insurance tally in the seventh before Pollock made quick work in the last half inning, striking out two. Skvarka (1-0) picked up the win, going 5.1 innings and allowing three runs (two earned) while striking out two. Pollock earned his first save.
Pinder went 3-for-3 with an RBI. Roache had the first Tallulah Falls homerun of the season, and Caden Walker swiped his 27th career stolen base, setting an all-time record for TFS. The Indians are 2-1 on the season.
