Dane Lucero, seen here in an earlier game, combined with Hunter Smith for a strong outing on the mound Tuesday. (John Fisken photo)
One more hit.
That was about all that came between the Coupeville High School baseball squad and a comeback win Tuesday.
Playing on the road at Lynden Christian, the Wolves rallied to score four in the top of the seventh, but left the bags juiced and headed home with an 8-6 loss.
The non-conference defeat dropped CHS to 2-5 heading into the first 1A Olympic League game of the season.
That comes Thursday, when the Wolves play host to Port Townsend (0-5) in the only home contest Coupeville will have in a seven-game span.
Facing off with the Lyncs (3-5), Coupeville shot itself in the foot repeatedly in the early going.
Five errors and several bobbled balls in the outfield conspired to wreck the Wolves, who fell behind 8-2 despite strong work on the mound from sophomore Hunter Smith and freshman Dane Lucero.
“We struggled on defense,” said an understated Coupeville coach Marc Aparicio.
It wasn’t all bad, though, as first baseman Kory Score triggered a pair of double plays that came a hair away from being triple plays.
He also knocked in a run in his varsity debut.
Aparicio singled out the stellar defensive work of catcher Cole Payne, who kept Lynden Christian in check, gunning out a runner at second while narrowly missing on a second throw.
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