On a fireworks night for the Horseheads at their home field, the visiting Spearfish Sasquatch spoiled Casper's fun by creating some fireworks of their own.

Second baseman Ryan Bachman drilled a two-run homer in the ninth to break a tied ball game, and the Sasquatch defeated the Horseheads 8-6 to win the first of three games in Casper Friday night.

Trailing 6-4 in the top of the ninth inning, the Sasquatch offense showed signs of life, stealing the second consecutive game against the Horseheads in late innings. On Wednesday, the Sasquatch defeated the Horseheads 16-12 after scoring nine runs in the bottom of the seventh. Spearfish erased an 8-2 deficit that night, and they displayed some more of that grit in the ninth inning on Friday.

After shortstop Gabe Springer reached first base on a Casper error with one out, first baseman Harrison Clark doubled into left field to score Springer. Outfielder Nicky Winterstein singled to tie the game at six, and in the next at-bat, Bachman followed with his emphatic two-run shot to take an 8-6 lead that became the eventual final score.

Clark went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI’s to start off his last series with the Sasquatch this season. Bachman added three hits as well, including the tiebreaking home run, his second of the year.

The Sasquatch compiled another impressive hitting performance, tallying their eight runs on 13 hits. After only scoring two runs off of Casper starting pitcher Quinn Hocom, Spearfish attacked the Horseheads bullpen once again for five runs in the final two innings.  

After the Horseheads took a 6-3 lead in the seventh, relief pitcher Griffin Shearon pitched a scoreless final three innings to keep the Sasquatch in the game. Shearon fanned seven Casper hitters and struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth to earn his third win of the season.

Sasquatch starting pitcher Jack Hostetler went five innings, allowing two earned runs and five hits while striking out five Casper batters.

The Horseheads added six runs on eight hits but fell victim to errors for the second game in a row. After making six errors on Wednesday night, Casper accumulated four more on Friday that proved costly, and the Sasquatch took advantage.

The Sasquatch improve to 12-9 in the second half of this season behind a four-game winning streak, and they look to take game two of the series on the road against the Horseheads on Saturday night.