If South Callaway was feeling good off their 9-3 takedown of Centralia last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Callaway Bulldogs fell just short of the Mexico Bulldogs by a score of 5-4 on Monday.
For Mexico's part, the team relied heavily on Ashton Belcher, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double. Chance McCarty was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
South Callaway's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Mexico, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 13-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Callaway is on the road again on Tuesday to play Hermann at 4:30 p.m. Hermann is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so South Callaway will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Mexico, they will head out on the road to challenge Hannibal at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mexico's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Hannibal's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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