Belton suffered their closest defeat since March 6th on Friday. They fell just short of the University Trojans by a score of 3-1. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Trojans earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
This is the second loss in a row for Belton and nudges their season record down to 16-15-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for University, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8-1 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Belton is set to square off against their familiar foe Chaparral at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, University will take on rival Ellison at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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