After flying high against Blevins last Monday, Mount Ida came back down to earth. The Lions lost 15-4 to the Mineral Springs Hornets on Wednesday. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Mount Ida's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-5. As for Mineral Springs, they pushed their record up to 4-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mount Ida will take on Danville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Lions are facing the Little Johns at the right time seeing as the Little Johns are stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Mineral Springs, they will challenge Blevins at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blevins has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12 runs per game on average), something Mineral Springs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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