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Delavan downed the Hilltoppers 7-2 on Tuesday last week. A
hot-hitting Tanner Farris led Mount Pulaski by going 3-for-4
with an RBI.
On Wednesday Athens/Greenview edged out the Hilltoppers 8-6.
Jonathan Shehorn led Mount Pulaski at the plate with two hits
and a run scored. Mount Pulaski pounded out eight hits as a
team, with Braydin Lanners, Todd Kelly, Ben Fricke, Logan
DeRight, Eli Olson and Tanner Farris each having hits. Fricke,
DeRight and Olson were credited with RBIs in the losing effort.
Then on Friday it was Illini Central getting the best of Mount
Pulaski in a 10-8 contest.
The game was tied at 5-5 going into the final inning. The
Cougars scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to
take the lead and Mount Pulaski could only put three runs across
the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning. T
he 10-8 loss was a tough one to take no doubt at home on the Bob
Gasaway Field. Todd Kelly led the Hilltoppers offense by going
2-for-4 with two RBIs. Logan DeRight was 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Mount Pulaski did have nine hits, with Joey Davis, Braydin
Lanners, Eli Olson, Tanner Farris and Jon Shehorn also getting
hits.
Mount Pulaski’s record falls to 4-15 on the season with the
Hilltoppers scheduled to travel to Niantic today to take on
Sangamon Valley/Tri-City at 4:30 p.m.
[Teena Lowery]
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