Lone Grove faced Elgin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Longhorns fell 6-2 to the Owls. The Longhorns were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Owls apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Aybel Shorter was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Lone Grove and nudges their season record down to 22-5-1. As for Elgin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-4 record this season.
While Lone Grove 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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