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AUSTIN \u2014 It\u2019s do-or-die time for Reagan.<\/p>\n
The Rattlers will play a win-or-go-home Game 3 on Saturday for the Region IV-6A championship after losing to Lake Travis, 7-2, in Game 2 on Friday at Concordia University.<\/p>\n
After winning the first game of the series Thursday 3-2 on a walk-off error, Reagan (31-6-1) had trouble producing much offense against Lake Travis senior Kaeden Kent \u2014 a Texas A&M signee and the son of former MLB player Jeff Kent \u2014 who scattered six hits and struck out six over two different appearances totaling 61\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was just one of them games,\u201d Reagan coach Chans Chapman said. \u201cTheir bottom-of-the-order guys got on base a lot, and you can\u2019t let that happen with the guys they have coming up at the top of their lineup. But that\u2019s why you play three games. (Lake Travis is good), and we knew this wasn\u2019t going to be easy. We didn\u2019t come into this thinking we were going to just walk through this tonight. They have too good a team and we\u2019ll play for it all (Saturday).\u201d<\/p>\n
Lake Travis (34-6-3) did all of its scoring over the third and fourth innings.<\/p>\n
The Cavaliers scored four runs in the bottom of the third, loading the bases on singles by Daniel Ripple and Ethan Calder and a walk to David Ripple before Cole Johnson ripped a two-run single to center.<\/p>\n
Kent\u2019s sacrifice bunt and Dylan Schlotterback\u2019s single put the Cavs ahead 4-0.<\/p>\n
Reagan produced its two runs in the fourth.<\/p>\n
Brennan Greer doubled and Luke Sasser singled to open the inning. Andrew Ermis then brought home Greer with a hit to right.<\/p>\n
Following Jacob King\u2019s sacrifice bunt, Sasser scored on Britton Moore\u2019s groundout.<\/p>\n
Ashton Beaird walked and stole second to put runners in scoring position with two outs, but Lake Travis reliever Omar Gonzales came on and ended the inning by drawing a groundout.<\/p>\n
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