Louisburg entered their tilt with Emporia with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Emporia Spartans by a score of 5-2 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Louisburg, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Emporia's part, Alivia Anno was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Anno was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base.
Anno wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addison Kirmer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Louisburg pushed their record up to 7-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Emporia, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Louisburg will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Fort Scott. As for Emporia, they will head out on the road to take on Manhattan at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Emporia is facing Manhattan at the right time seeing as Manhattan is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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