Loyola fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against South on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the South Spartans by a score of 3-1. Loyola has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For South's part, Mason Tymick tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Dane Rhodes was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Brown, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Loyola's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-11-1. As for South, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Loyola will challenge Harvard-Westlake at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Harvard-Westlake is coming into the game with seven straight wins at home, so Loyola will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for South, they will head out on the road to face off against El Segundo at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (South: 2.5, El Segundo: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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