Malvern fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Newcomerstown on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 4-3. The Hornets have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Malvern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dakota Barger, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Malvern's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Newcomerstown, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-5.
Malvern didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-3 win against Aquinas on the 21st. Hopefully Newcomerstown paid attention to the Hornets' contest: the next time they hit the field , they'll take on the Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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