Mountain Grove entered their match against Liberty on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Panthers lost 12-6 to the Eagles. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Skip Thompson led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Golden, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Mountain Grove's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Coming up, Mountain Grove will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Lighthouse Christian at 4:30 p.m. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Chargers have averaged an impressive 11.2 runs per game this season. Liberty has already played their next contest (against Plato), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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