Sometimes life will show us something to prove to us that winning really isn’t everything. Things happen, and in the blink of an eye, memories are made and lives are impacted, and the stuff of dreams is made. Even in a loss, we can see things that we will never forget. Feelings come that are remembered for a lifetime.
It is the stuff of legends, when a spark is ignited and something surreal happens that is written down on the pages of history, and on the hearts of all that were witness. Such were the events for some Redwater fans and players last week.
Trailing 10-4 going into the 6th inning in their baseball playoff game with Mt. Vernon, the spark was lit. Senior James Stacy was sent in to pitch for the Dragons. Fellow senior Skeet Roberts was sent in to catch for Stacy, finding once again his true spot on the field, catching for his friend. The two had played this game of baseball together since little league, and now, as seniors, they were getting a very rare chance to be a pitching tandem once again. In his one plus innings on the mound that day, Stacy struck out a couple, he gave up some runs, but his mere presence on the field did something special.
