Baseball Recap: Muscatine Comes Up Short

Muscatine entered their match against Pleasant Valley on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Muskies lost 17-6 to the Spartans. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since June 9, 2022, but that streak is no more.

Muscatine's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2-1. As for Pleasant Valley, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Spartans beat Muscatine by a score of 14-11 later that day.