Red Oak loses at home to Atlantic

RED OAK — The Red Oak Tigers baseball team lost Thursday night to the Atlantic Trojans, 17-2.

The game ended after four innings. Andrew Palmquist and Travis Fornier scored the only runs for the Tigers.

Fornier was 1-for-2, making him the only Tiger to have a base hit. Palmquist walked twice in his only plate apperances.

Last Monday, Red Oak lost to Creston, 9-3.

Nick Leinen had a big day at the plate, as he was 4-for-4 with a triple and one run scored.

Leinen was the only Tiger to have multiple hits. Mason Sheldon and

Jose Perez both scored a run and each went 1-for-3.

Red Oak was scheduled to play Corning on Saturday, but the game was postponed due to rain that hit earlier in the morning.

There is no official word on when the game will be re-scheduled as Red Oak was waiting to hear back from Corning.

The Tigers are now 2-11 for the season.

Red Oak played in Clarinda on Monday, but results weren’t available as of press time.  

The Tigers are home Tuesday to take on Glenwood and back on the road Wednesday to face Treynor.

On Friday, Red Oak will be home again to take on 4A Lewis Central.