Baseball Recap: Beardstown Comes Up Short

Beardstown made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Macomb, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Tigers fell just short of the Bombers by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. The Tigers have struggled against the Bombers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Ethan Heller was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

Beardstown's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7-1. As for Macomb, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season.

Beardstown will be playing at home against Cuba/Spoon River Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Macomb, they will square off against Abingdon/Avon at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bombers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tornadoes have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.