Baseball Recap: Larned Comes Up Short

Larned was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-8 heartbreaker at the hands of the Hoisington Cardinals. That's two games in a row now that the Indians have lost by just one run.

Larned's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Hoisington, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Larned will square off against rival Hesston at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Hoisington is set to take on their familiar foe Pratt at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.