After flying high against Cisne on Wednesday, Edwards County came back down to earth. The Lions fell just short of the Mt. Carmel Aces by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. The Lions have struggled against the Aces recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Allison Groff put in work while hitting and pitching. She tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Groff was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Edwards County's loss dropped their record down to 19-10. As for Mt. Carmel, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-4.
Looking ahead, Edwards County will head out to challenge Carterville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Carterville's pitching crew has only allowed 0.7 runs per game this season, so Edwards County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Mt. Carmel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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