Mayfield made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Graves County, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Cardinals fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The Cardinals have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Tucker Dunn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, Mayfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Stinson, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Mayfield's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Graves County, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Eagles beat Mayfield by a score of 14-4 later that day.
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