Grant Union Prospector Cauy Weaver gets a Burns runner out at first in Tuesday's game.

BURNS — Grant Union suffered two devastating losses to the Burns Hilanders Friday, leaving the Prospectors in a tough spot.

Burns won Game One 5-1 and Game Two 10-1, and now Grant Union must win their remaining games to reach the postseason.

“Ultimately, we’ve got to win out for us to have a shot at district,” said head coach Brian Delaney. “We’ve got to win six in a row. The boys don’t have room for errors.”

Prospector Hayden Young pitched Game One and Zack Deiter, Game Two. Delaney said both pitched well.

“Hayden had a couple walks that hurt him, but the thing that hurt him the most was the lack of run support,” Delaney said.

Both teams had five hits in Game One. Burns scored three in the first inning and added another run in the fifth and sixth.

Grant Union’s sole run came in the third inning off Young’s RBI double.

The Prospectors tied Burns 1-1 in the fourth in Game Two. Then the Hilanders came back with two in the fifth and seven in the sixth.

Prospector Brady Burch went 2-3 at the plate and scored for Grant Union in the fourth on an error.

Grant Union fell to Burns 10-0 on Tuesday, April 26, in John Day.

Delaney said they learned from the losses.

“They need to change their approaches at the plate,” he said. “The guys do too much with one at bat, not focusing.”

As the team looks at the season’s home stretch, the coach said, “Any opponent is going to be difficult, and we can’t overlook anybody. The biggest thing is they’ve got to work harder in the cages and start swinging the bats.”

Grant Union hosted the Weston-McEwen Tigerscots on Tuesday, past press time, and they face the Tigerscots in Athena for doubleheader action at 1 p.m. Friday.