Connersville fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Batesville on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 7-6. The loss put an end to the Spartans' undefeated start to the season.
Kolton DeBoard made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Lykins, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Connersville fell to 2-1. As for Batesville, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
While Connersville 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 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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