Kankakee Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Munster on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-1. The Kougars haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Alex Barr was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had over his last four games.
On the hitting side, Kankakee Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Declan Murr, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Kankakee Valley's loss dropped their record down to 13-10-1. As for Munster, their victory bumped their record up to 14-11.
While Kankakee Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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