Elgin lost to Larkin back in April of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Maroons fell just short of the Royals by a score of 6-5. The Maroons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jacob Rufino put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April of 2025. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Rufino wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tony Gasca, who went 1-for-2 with one run. That run marked the first that Gasca has scored this season. Another was Adrian Corona, who earned two runs and two stolen bases.
Elgin's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 1-1-1 and their overall record down to 1-3-1. As for Larkin, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
While Elgin 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 Tuesday.
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