After a string of 16 wins, Lone Jack's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the St. Elizabeth Hornets by a score of 4-3. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Lone Jack has scored all season.
For St. Elizabeth's part, Carter Otto looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Isaac Green, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Lone Jack's loss ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-1. As for St. Elizabeth, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Lone Jack will be playing in front of their home fans against New Bloomfield on Saturday. Lone Jack will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. St. Elizabeth will take on Tipton at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Tipton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so St. Elizabeth's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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