DeKalb fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Waubonsie Valley on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Waubonsie Valley Warriors by a score of 9-8. DeKalb's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
DeKalb saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Latimer, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Nunez, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
DeKalb's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Waubonsie Valley, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-7.
While DeKalb 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 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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