After flying high against Herrin on Friday, Massac County came back down to earth. The Patriots lost 8-2 to the Murphysboro Red Devils on Saturday. The contest marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Massac County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Jennings, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Massac County fell to 9-1. As for Murphysboro, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Massac County is set to square off against their familiar foe Carterville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Patriots 2.7, the Lions 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Murphysboro will challenge rival Harrisburg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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