Baseball Recap: Carthage Comes Up Short

Carthage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Republic. That's two games in a row now that Carthage has lost by just one run.

Carthage's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Republic, they moved to 12-13 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.

Carthage didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-3 victory against Lebanon on the 7th. As for Republic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Joplin on the 7th.