AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The Midland RockHounds defeated the Pointy Boots de Amarillo (Amarillo Sod Poodles) by a score of 6-5 in the series opener on Tuesday.

Ryan Waldschmidt led the group in hitting, going 3-4 at the plate and scoring two of the Pointy Boots five runs.

LuJames Groover, who hit is 12th homerun of the season in the bottom of the 1st inning, finished 2-3 while scoring and driving in a run.

On the mound, the loss gets tagged with Casey Anderson, now 2-1 on the season. In 2.2 innings, he allowed four hits for two runs and tallied two strikeouts.

Mitch Bratt, who started the game for the Pointy Boots, was relieved after 5.1 inning where he allowed seven hits for four runs and notched five strikeouts.

Amarillo, who now trails 1-0 in the series, still leads the Texas Leagu

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