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Tough month continues for H-M-S hardballers

Hawks shut out twice in 3 games last week

The month of June has been a winless one for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn baseball team, which extended its losing streak to 10 games last week.

Remsen St. Mary's, the top-ranked team in Class 1A, took the early lead and never looked back in a 15-0 defeat of H-M-S on June 13 in Hartley.

St. Mary's took control with a five-run first inning. They scored four runs in the second and third innings, and added single runs in the next two frames.

Losing pitcher Evan Eilers surrendered 13 runs (10 earned) and 13 hits, walked four and struck out two. Nick Bronstad gave up one hit and two runs in two innin...