After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Hempstead was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pleasant Valley Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-11 on Thursday.
This is the second loss in a row for Hempstead and nudges their season record down to 7-5. As for Pleasant Valley, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Hempstead didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Waterloo West on the 13th. As for Pleasant Valley, they will square off against Davenport North at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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