Sylvan-Lucas lost against Republic County on Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Sylvan-Lucas Mustangs' rough 15-5 defeat to the Republic County Buffaloes might stick with them for a while. Sylvan-Lucas has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sylvan-Lucas saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harlee Nelson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Nelson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Republic County's side, Drew Skocny made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Skocny was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Taeler Novak was a standout: she scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Stindt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Sylvan-Lucas' loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Republic County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-9.
Sylvan-Lucas didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 20-5 defeat vs. Ellis on the 16th. As for Republic County, they will head out on the road to challenge Sylvan-Lucas at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Republic County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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