The St. Joseph Mustangs lost their second consecutive game Sunday night as they fell at Clarinda 8-6.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team drops to 24-11 this season and 20-10 in the MINK League.

The Mustangs blew a 6-3 lead Sunday night as they fell behind early 2-0 and 3-2 before scoring four in the third inning to take the three-run lead.

Clarinda’s bullpen then shutdown the St. Joseph offense as they had just one hit and three baserunners after the third inning.

The A’s tied the game with three runs in the fifth and then added single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to finish off the scoring.

Kyle Richards was the Mustangs’ offense as he had a two-run home run in the second inning and a two-run double in the third.  He finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI.

Trent Hill added two hits, while Brett Bond scored two runs.

Logan Jacik suffered the loss as the St. Joe starter allowed seven runs and seven hits in 6.1 inninngs of work.  He struck out three and walked three as he falls to 1-2 this summer.

The Mustangs are back at home Monday for a makeup up game with Sedalia at 7:00 p.m. inside Phil Welch Stadium.  St. Joseph has a two-game lead on the Bombers in the North Division, but they’re 0-3 this summer against Sedalia.