If Silex was riding high fresh off their 14-4 takedown of Sturgeon on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Owls fell just short of the New Haven Shamrocks by a score of 4-2 on Monday. The matchup marked the Owls' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Dillon Benton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Mehler, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Owls
| 05/12/25 @ New Haven | 2-4 |
| 05/09/25 vs Sturgeon | 14-4 |
| 05/07/25 @ Paris | 8-3 |
| 05/05/25 vs Wellsville-Middletown | 15-0 |
| 04/28/25 vs Van-Far | 5-1 |
With the loss, Silex broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-6. As for New Haven, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Silex and New Haven could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Owls will take on North Callaway at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (269 vs. 106). Meanwhile, New Haven (ranked 333rd) will meet Montgomery County (ranked 149th) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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