Baseball Recap: Macomb Comes Up Short

If Macomb was riding high fresh off their 12-1 takedown of Cuba/Spoon River Valley on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bombers fell 5-1 to the Pleasant Plains Cardinals on Friday. The Bombers haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Macomb got a good showing from Jaxon Barclay, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Barclay has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Macomb saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Watson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double. Emmett Beck was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.

Macomb's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Pleasant Plains, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.

Macomb wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 10-0 defeat against Routt Catholic on the 25th. As for Pleasant Plains, they will take on Eureka at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Cardinals are on a three-game streak of home wins, the Hornets a five-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.