Nimitz scored four runs apiece in the third and fourth innings, providing enough offense to upset No. 11 Jesuit Dallas, 8-4, on Tuesday evening at Nimitz High School.

The Rangers (18-5-2, 6-1-0) suffered their first loss in district play despite logging four runs on nine hits.  Senior Matt Horvath batted 3-for-4, driving in and scoring a run, while Ranger fourth years Kyle Muller, Jared Bond and Connor Lynch also earned RBI for the Blue and Gold.  Senior Pete Hamrick scattered a pair of hits, while junior JT Mix and senior Chris Campagna each scored.

After a scoreless first, the Rangers broke through after a second-inning double to right field by Lynch plated Hamrick, who cracked a one-out single to left field for the team's first run of the game.  A third-inning Matt Horvath double scored junior pinch runner Alex Lengyel before Nimitz jumped on the Rangers for four runs on four hits in the bottom of the frame.

Muller scored Mix on a sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth, but Nimitz struck again in the bottom of the inning with four more runs to take an 8-3 lead into the fifth.  Bond logged another sacrifice fly for the Rangers, plating Campagna, but Jesuit left four runners on base over the last three innings, allowing Nimitz to shut the door on a comeback for the Blue and Gold.

Jesuit Dallas will aim to rebound on Friday, Apr. 8, when the Rangers battle the Vikings at Wright Field.