While it was Edwards County who put the first points on the board on Thursday, it was Mt. Carmel who put up more. The Edwards County Lions took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mt. Carmel Golden Aces. Edwards County has not had much luck with Mt. Carmel recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Alice Robb was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs and three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Bishop, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Edwards County lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Carmel didn't launched any.
On Mt. Carmel's side, Bella Andrews was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Riley Hershey was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Edwards County's defeat dropped their record down to 21-12. As for Mt. Carmel, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
As of now, neither Edwards County nor Mt. Carmel have any future games scheduled.
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