Lone Grove waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Valliant Bulldogs out 5-4.
For Valliant's part, Rowen Gee was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brody Dorries, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Lone Grove pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Valliant, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lone Grove will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Wister, where first pitch is scheduled at 12:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lone Grove: 2.3, Wister: 1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Valliant, they will be playing at home against Claremore at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Claremore's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Valliant's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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