After flying high against Oberlin last Tuesday, Grand Lake came back down to earth. The Hornets took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Merryville Panthers on Thursday. The Hornets were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 8-4.
Grand Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Merryville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grand Lake will venture away from home to challenge East Beauregard at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Merryville, they will head out to square off against Bell City at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bruins have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.71 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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