Jacksonville, IL (March 27, 2011) - The Rams travelled to Lenz Field in Jacksonville this week-end to participate in the High School Jamboree Invitational. After their opening game Saturday was cancelled due to inclement weather, Reavis fell to Morris 4-0 on Sunday.
Despite collecting only one hit, a first-inning single by Mike Falbo, the Rams stayed in the game with good defense and a solid outing by starting pitcher Garret Rhodes. The game was scoreless until the Redhawks put up four runs in the sixth inning on a walk and three hits, including a two-run home run over the left field wall.
"I lost a little of my focus in the sixth inning," said Rhodes, "and bad things can happen when you aren't 100% locked in. It was a tough loss, but we need to move on to Monday and bounce back against another tough team in Lyons Township."
In the JV game against Vernon Hills, Christian Flores's two hits and game-winning run propelled Reavis to a 4-3 win. Starting pitcher Josh Arnold pitched two scoreless innings and Cameron Koepke picked up the victory in relief.
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