North Canton, Ohio – After defeating the Settlers Saturday, the Stark County Terriers took on the Lake Erie Monarchs in another must win game. But with timely hitting by the Monarchs and a lack thereof for the Terriers, the Terriers fell to the Monarchs in game one of a Sunday doubleheader 4-3. With the loss, the Terriers playoff hopes got a little slimmer as the Terriers will have to virtually win out and receive some help from some of the other Great Lakes League teams.

It was the Terriers who struck first in game one of Sunday's doubleheader, scoring two runs in the bottom of the second inning. Chris Niro (Miami of Ohio) led off the inning for the Terriers with a ground rule double over the left field fence. Niro (Miami of Ohio) would move to third on a ground ball by Cory Hindel (Wake Forest University). Tyler Maag (Southern Arkansas University) would then deliver a single up the middle allowing Niro (Miami of Ohio) to score. Maag (Southern Arkansas University) would not be on first for long as he stole second base two pitches later and moved to third on a throwing error. Jason Patton (Kent State University) would step in next for the Terriers and hit a ground ball into the hole between first and second that would score Maag (Southern Arkansas University) and give the Terriers a early two run lead.

The Monarchs would answer back in the top of the third inning, scoring three runs on five consecutive singles, giving them their first lead of the day.

In the fifth inning, the Terriers would come back, scoring one run in the inning when with one out, Rob Wendzicki (Eastern Michigan University) laced a double down the first base line. Wendzicki (Eastern Michigan University) would score two batters later on Blake Chaffee's (Miami of Ohio) loop single over the head of the second baseman, tying the game.

But just as fast as the Terriers tied the game, the Monarchs retook the lead, scoring one run in the top of the sixth inning, after a lead off single and a two out RBI single.

The Terriers would threaten in the next two innings, but would not produce. With the loss, the Terriers fall to 17-19 and look to salvage any hope of a playoff berth with a win in game two of Sunday's doubleheader.