It was a good run, but Moniteau unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Clarion-Limestone Lions by a score of 1-0. Moniteau was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Clarion-Limestone's pitchers proved too tough.
For Clarion-Limestone's part, not much got past Logan Lutz, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Moniteau off the board.
At the plate, Clarion-Limestone saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Moniteau's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Clarion-Limestone, they pushed their record up to 8-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Moniteau will face off against Cranberry Area at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Moniteau is facing Cranberry Area at the right time seeing as Cranberry Area is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Clarion-Limestone, they will head out on the road to square off against Brookville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brookville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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