Pope County came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Crab Orchard Trojans, falling 9-0. The Pirates have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Jasmine Coram spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and seven unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Pope County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Presser, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Pope County's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Crab Orchard, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-3.
Pope County has already played their next game, a 13-1 defeat against Massac County on the 13th. Crab Orchard has also already played their next match (against Gallatin County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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