The Nocona Indians played their first official games of the season on Saturday at Alvord, picking up close wins against Poolville and Paradise.
The Indians won 3-2 against Poolville and 2-1 against Paradise to start the season on a good note.
Nocona was down 1-0 entering the third inning against the Monarchs. The Indians tied the score at 1-1 as Zyrus Moreno drew a walk with the bases loaded.
Nocona then took the lead in the fourth inning. Landon Fatheree dove in a run on a double. Later Brody Langford scored on a passed ball to make 3-1 in favor of the Indians.
Poolville cut the lead to one run when it scored thanks to a fielding error. However, Nocona got out three and the game ended after four innings played. The Indians won 3-2.
Played afterwards was the game against Paradise. The Panthers led initially 1-0 the first two innings. Nocona tied the game in the third inning with Brody Langford hitting an RBI single.
After a scoreless fourth inning, the Indians started a two-out rally in the fifth inning. Langford hit a single to get on base. He later advanced to second base thanks to an error trying to pick him off. Fatheree then came through with a single to drive him home.
It proved to be the winning run as Nocona won 2-1.

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