Baseball Recap: Alton Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Apr 12, 2026, 6:21am

Baseball Recap: Alton Comets vs. Gainesville Bulldogs

Comets

Previous 5 Games

04/10/26 vs Gainesville5-6
04/09/26 vs Van Buren15-3
04/09/26 vs Norwood10-3
04/06/26 vs Doniphan8-0
04/02/26 vs Mountain Grove2-4

If Alton was feeling good fresh off their 15-3 takedown of Van Buren on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Comets fell just short of the Gainesville Bulldogs by a score of 6-5 on Friday. The Comets' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Alton's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Gainesville, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-2.

Alton has already played their next contest (against Van Buren), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Gainesville, they will head out on the road to square off against Hollister at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

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