Red Bud had taken Sparta down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Musketeers fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The Musketeers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tyson Bohnert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Red Bud saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas MaCarthy, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Red Bud's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 14-6. As for Sparta, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
While Red Bud 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 Friday.
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