Emporia lost against Washburn Rural on Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Emporia Spartans suffered a tough 10-1 loss at the hands of the Washburn Rural Blues. Emporia has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Emporia saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Kirmer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Emporia's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Washburn Rural, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Emporia has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Junction City at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Emporia is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Washburn Rural, they will head out on the road to challenge Olathe South on Friday. Washburn Rural will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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