FLOYDADA, TX – The Floydada Whirlwinds earned a strong non-district victory Tuesday night, defeating the Kress Kangaroos 13-6 at home.
Floydada jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first inning, plating two runs to take a 2-0 advantage. The Whirlwinds added to their lead in the third inning, scoring two more runs to extend the margin to 4-0.
Both teams pushed across a run in the fourth inning, making it 5-1 in favor of Floydada.
The fifth inning proved to be the most explosive frame of the game. Kress rallied for four runs to cut into the deficit, but the Whirlwinds answered in a big way, erupting for seven runs to stretch their lead to 12-5.
Floydada tacked on another run in the sixth inning to make it 13-5. Kress had one final opportunity in the top of the seventh and managed to score once more, but the comeback effort fell short as the Whirlwinds secured the 13-6 win.
With the victory, Floydada improves to 3-2 overall and now turns its attention to tournament play beginning Thursday.
