FREMONT, NE-- In a back-and-forth contest Sunday, the Moo fell to the Spearfish Sasquatch 8-7, snapping a five-game win streak. The teams split the two-game series in their only matchups of the season.

Spearfish threatened early, scoring three runs in the first. In the second inning, Peyton Leeper singled to begin the frame and then advanced to third off a two-out double by Dillon Sears. Austin Baskin drew a walk to load the bases for EJ Taylor, who singled to score the Moo’s first two runs of the game, cutting the score to 3-2.

In the fourth, the Sasquatch added a pair of runs and widened the score to 5-2. The Moo struck back in the fifth inning, as Taylor led off with a walk, followed by a single by Luke White. Derian Morphew then reached on an error to load the bases. Ryan Koski smashed a single to score Taylor, making the score 5-3.

The Moo bats strung together more runs in the sixth, started off by a Baskin single to score Sears. After bringing Baskin home with an RBI double, Taylor stole third and scored on a passed ball by Sasquatch third baseman Johnny McHenry, giving the Moo a 7-6 edge.

Spearfish responded, however, in the seventh, scoring two runs off key Moo fielding errors to take an 8-7 lead. The Moo were unable to counter, falling to the Sasquatch.

On the mound for the Moo, starting pitcher Brody Sintek went six innings, giving up six hits and six runs (four earned) while striking out three. Steven Boyd was given the loss for his one inning of work, allowing one hit and two runs (both unearned). Brendon Jones rounded out the Fremont staff, pitching two hitless innings and striking out two. The Moo presented a well-rounded offensive performance, as eight players registered at least one hit with Baskin, Taylor and White all contributing two apiece.

The Moo will travel to Hastings to face the Sodbusters Monday with first pitch set for 6:35 PM. Tune into Nate Rohr and Zach Berman’s broadcast on FremontMoo.com and Big Dog 98.9 FM and 1340 AM.