Pine Island fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Byron on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 6-3 to the Byron Bears. Pine Island was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Byron apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Ben Grabau was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Luke Sems was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Pine Island's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Byron, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season.
While Pine Island had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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