After flying high against Augusta Southeastern last Friday, Mendon Unity came back down to earth. The Mustangs fell just short of the Beardstown Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Mustangs were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Tigers' pitcher proved too tough.
Sawyer Allen was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Allen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Allen wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adler Gray, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Mustangs
| 04/01/25 @ Beardstown | 2-3 |
| 03/28/25 vs Augusta Southeastern | 12-0 |
| 03/25/25 @ Seymour | 28-9 |
| 03/24/25 vs Monroe City | 15-3 |
| 03/21/25 vs Macomb | 5-3 |
With the defeat, Mendon Unity broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2. As for Beardstown, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Mendon Unity wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 12-5 loss against Pittsfield on the 7th. Beardstown has also already played their next match (against Astoria/VIT), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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