Argenta-Oreana fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Okaw Valley on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Okaw Valley Timberwolves by a score of 5-4. Argenta-Oreana has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
MJ Hall was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Hall has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hall was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Brady Lawson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Rylan Lawson, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Argenta-Oreana's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Okaw Valley, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 22-6.
Argenta-Oreana will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Warrensburg-Latham, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Argenta-Oreana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Okaw Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Arcola at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Arcola: 2.6, Okaw Valley: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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