Baseball Recap: Baxter Springs Comes Up Short

If Baxter Springs was feeling good fresh off their 8-2 takedown of Columbus on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lions fell 6-2 to the Sarcoxie Bears on Thursday. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jarrett Lawson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Baxter Springs now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Sarcoxie, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.

Coming up, Baxter Springs will look to defend their home field on Friday against Carl Junction at 5:00 p.m. As for Sarcoxie, they will head out to square off against Liberal at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.