Elmore County beats Holtville in second area game, Bulldogs take tiebreaker

Andy Anders / The Herald Elmore County pitcher Payton Hall tossed 5.2 innings and gave up just one earned run Thursday.

A smack into left field by Sean Darnell gave Elmore County’s baseball program a key victory Thursday.

The Panthers beat Holtville 3-2 on Darnell’s walk-off single in the second game of the series between the two teams, evening their records at 1-1 in area play. Holtville won the tiebreaker game 14-3.

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Andy Anders / The Herald Holtville pitcher Randy Davis picked off Elmore County junior Nassin Bryan in the first inning Thursday.