Council Grove had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 4-6 to make it four. They fell just short of the Mission Valley Vikings by a score of 4-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-0 on Thursday.
Council Grove saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jessa Elstun, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run.
As for Mission Valley, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 23-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
On Mission Valley's side, the team relied heavily on Laney Kraus, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three runs gave Kraus a new career-high.
Council Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mission Valley, they will challenge Hayden at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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