Francis Delivers Clutch At-Bat for Texas in Walk-Off Win
The <Illinois Warhawks:team#74> got a superb performance from pitcher <Jon Francis:player#3811>, but the <Texas Spurs:team#73> still won the game, 3-2. Francis was named the player of the game despite the loss. He threw 8 innings of shutout ball. <Kenkichi Inoue:player#8257> got credit for the win, improving to 6-4. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1 innings. With the victory, the Spurs record now stands at 80-58.

<Tony Benavides:player#970> had a nice at-bat for the Spurs with no one out in the bottom of the tenth. With a runner on 2nd, the right fielder grounded out, which would prove important in the Texas win.

"We squandered some opportunities," said Illinois manager <Paul Nicholls:manager#44>.



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