By John RittenhouseThe Luverne baseball team lost an opportunity to lock up at least a share of the Southwest Conference championship when it lost a one-run home decision to Pipestone Tuesday.Prior to falling to the Arrows, Luverne lost another one-run game to Murray County Central in Slayton Monday.Luverne, 7-7 overall, earned a share of the SWC title with a double-header sweep in Worthington today. The Cards host Adrian Monday.Pipestone 3, Luverne 2The Arrows moved into a tie for first place with the Cardinals (both teams have 7-3 league records) with Tuesday’s one-run win in Luverne.Pipestone scored three unearned runs in the game, which was good enough to top a sluggish LHS team.The Arrows plated two runs in the top of the first inning and never lost the lead.Luverne trimmed the difference to one run in the third inning (2-1) when Taylor Graphenteen walked and scored on an error, and again at 3-2 when Graphenteen delivered an RBI single in the sixth.The Cards, however, couldn’t generate enough offense to catch the Arrows.Jared Pick yielded three unearned runs in five innings as the starting pitcher. He took the loss. Nate Boler and Zach Wysong each tossed one scoreless inning of relief.Box score AB R H BIPick 3 0 0 0Wysong 3 0 0 0Boelman 3 1 1 0Herman 3 0 1 0Graphenteen 2 1 1 1Nath 3 0 1 0Tofteland 3 0 0 0Elbers 1 0 0 0Richters 1 0 0 0Petersen 1 0 0 0Bruynes 3 0 0 0Oeding 0 0 0 0MCC 7, Luverne 6The Rebels scored a run in the bottom half of the seventh inning to nip the Cardinals during Monday’s game in Slayton.Luverne led 6-5 after two and one-half innings of play, but MCC tied the game with a counter in the bottom of the third before winning it in the seventh.After MCC took a 3-0 lead in the first inning, Luverne tied the game in the top of the third.Walks to Ben Nath and J.T. Bruynes, and a single from Brett Lundgren, loaded the sacks for LHS in the second. Jared Pick chased home one run with a ground out, Zach Wysong slapped an RBI single and another counter scored on a passed ball.MCC moved in front 5-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning before the Cards scored three runs in the top of the third to take a 6-5 lead.Brad Herman singled, Taylor Graphenteen reached base on an error and John Tofteland loaded the bases when he was hit by a pitch in the third. Bruynes singled home one run, and two more Cardinals crossed home plate after wild pitches.Bruynes tossed the first three innings without gaining a decision. He allowed six runs (three were earned). Herman worked the final three innings and took the loss. He allowed one run.Eight walks and eight errors plagued the Cardinals during the tilt.Box score AB R H BIPick 2 0 0 1Wysong 3 0 2 1Boelman 3 0 0 0Deutsch 0 0 0 0Herman 4 1 2 0Graphenteen 3 1 0 0Nath 2 1 0 0Petersen 1 0 0 0Tofteland 2 1 0 0Lundgren 4 1 2 0Bruynes 2 1 1 1