ABILENE, Texas — Rallies in the eighth and ninth inning came up short as Central College’s baseball team fell 5-4 in game two of Saturday’s doubleheader at Hardin-Simmons University (Texas).
Central (2-3) fell in the opener 11-1 in seven innings to the Cowboys (6-4).
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