Hornets stumble again, drop suspended game

The Fulton Hornets were unable to protect a lead they had owned for close to three weeks.

Hannibal manufactured the decisive run in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday afternoon as the Pirates clipped Fulton 7-6 in the completion of a suspended North Central Missouri Conference game.

The contest had been stopped because of rain on April 21, with the Hornets leading 5-4 going into the bottom of the third.

"I don't have any experience with it (suspended games) in 20-plus years of coaching," Fulton head coach Darren Masek said. "The game is much shorter and you don't have near as much time to overcome mistakes, and we made mistakes today."

The Hornets - who also lost to Hannibal 4-3 on April 8 in Fulton - committed five errors and managed just four hits Tuesday in slipping to 12-9 overall and 6-5 in the NCMC. Fulton has now lost three straight after assembling an eight-game winning streak.

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