Murphysboro pushed their score all the way to ten on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell victim to a rough 16-10 defeat at the hands of the Munster Mustangs. Murphysboro has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sam Herring made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Trey Gillespie, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
On Munster's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cappetto Bishop, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Murphysboro's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Munster, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Murphysboro will head out on the road to challenge Highland at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Highland is on a four-game streak of home wins, Murphysboro a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Munster will take on Hobart at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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