For a moment, it felt like Brayden Floyd had flipped the entire game Saturday afternoon.
With Claremore staring down a massive deficit, Floyd launched a grand slam to right field in the bottom of the fifth — a thunderous shot that ignited a furious comeback — but the Zebras ultimately came up just short in a 12-11 loss to Sallisaw in the Tiger/Zebra Classic at Legendary Legion Field at Murray-Pixley Park.
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