Grundy County had lost ten straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 5-19 to make it 11. They lost 8-2 to the Cannon County Lions. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Lions this season, with their most recent loss being a 11-2 defeat back in March.
As for Cannon County, the win got them back to even at 10-10. They not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 28th (when they won 12-5).
For Cannon County's part, Landon Smith tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Smith also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Lions are 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 8-9 otherwise.
At the plate, Cannon County let Bennett Kauffman and Jon Bryson run wild. Kauffman got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI, while Bryson went 3-for-4 with three runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Bryson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Andrew Alexander, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
As of now, neither Grundy County nor Cannon County have any future games scheduled.
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