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Albion Cornerstone Seniors season ends with close loss

July 27, 2021
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Albion second baseman James Fogleman attempts to turn a double play in action vs. Arlington at the Area 5 tournament in West Point. (Photo, Mike O’Brien, West Point News)
Albion American Legion Cornerstone Seniors fell just one run short in a late game comeback bid and were eliminated from the Area 3 postseason tournament at West Point Monday evening, July 26.
Albion trailed 8-0 to the Waterloo-Valley Wingnuts in the sixth inning, but scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth and added three more in the bottom of the seventh, taking an 8-7 loss in the elimination game.
Albion went 1-2 in the tournament, losing their opener against Arlington 8-0, but coming back to defeat ETC in the second game 6-1 before the loss to Waterloo-Valley.
See the tournament results in the July 28 Albion News/Boone County Tribune, print and e-editions.