Locust Fork was the 5-1 winner over West End when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Locust Fork Hornets fell just short of the West End Patriots by a score of 7-6 on Monday. Locust Fork has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brody Gortney was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Matt Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Locust Fork's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for West End, their victory bumped their record up to 4-10.
While Locust Fork 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 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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