Iola downed by Emporia at home

Iola's Youth Night baseball game against Emporia on Friday ended much like the weather: dreary. The Mustangs allowed Emporia to score eight runs before they answered with a run of their own.

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May 1, 2023 - 2:09 PM

Iola’s Gavin Jones, right, takes a lead off second base against Emporia at Riverside Park on Friday. REGISTER/QUINN BURKITT

Friday’s dreary weather only compounded Iola High School’s frustration of losing to Emporia, 12-2. 

On the bright side, the evening was dubbed Iola Youth Night in celebration of longtime baseball fan Virginia Latta. Those age 13 and younger were welcomed with hot dogs and hamburgers and rubbed shoulders with some of the Mustang players. 

The Mustangs (11-3) got behind early by three runs in the first inning and could never recover in the 12-2 defeat. 

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