After flying high against Carlinville last Monday, North Mac came back down to earth. The North Mac Panthers fell just short of the Southwestern Piasa Birds by a score of 3-1 on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to North Mac of the 6-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
North Mac saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Etter, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Hatalla, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Southwestern's side, Marcus Payne was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
North Mac's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9. As for Southwestern, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Mac will take on Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Southwestern, they will be playing at home against Carrollton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carrollton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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