After flying high against South Decatur last Friday, Southwestern came back down to earth. The Spartans took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Waldron Mohawks on Thursday. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mohawks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Southwestern saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Cecil, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Cecil has hit this season.
Southwestern's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-2. As for Waldron, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-2.
While Southwestern 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 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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