Baseball Recap: Macomb Comes Up Short

Macomb scored the most runs they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of the Rushville-Industry Rockets by a score of 12-11. The loss leaves the Bombers still looking for their first win of the season.

Langdon Lambert put in work no matter where he played. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Emmett Beck

Hits (Career)

03/28/25 @ Rushville-Industry	3
03/24/25 @ Brown County	2
03/19/25 @ Jacksonville	2
05/15/24 @ Cuba/Spoon River Valley	2
03/21/25 vs Plainfield East	1

In other batting news, Jake Ogle and Emmett Beck stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ogle scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Beck scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Those three hits gave Beck a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Elbe, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Even though they lost, Macomb was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Macomb's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Rushville-Industry, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Macomb will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Kewanee at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Rushville-Industry, they will welcome Beardstown at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.