At the Little League Complex in Pony League play, Peoples National Bank improved to 2-1 with their 6-3 win over Minor League. Heydin Purcell was the starting pitcher working 3 solid innings striking out 7 followed by Keaton Gullion and Noah Nix on the mound. Nathan Paulson had a huge 2 run single in the sixth to give PNB a cushion. Alijah Carroll laid down a 2-out, 2-run bunt and Purcell doubled. In the loss, Ayden Rose had 2 hits and 2 RBI, Silas Moats and Cam Wilkins also singled. On the mound, Armoni Dempsey worked the first three innings followed by Wilkins.
In Minor’s, Edward Jones outlasted Elks 7-6 in eight innings. In the win, Kam Rasul had 3 hits along with Owen Tennyson. Emit Gibson and Gerryn Tabor had a pair of hits each. Cam Slater had a hit and 2 RBI to walk it off. Carter Johnson scored the winning run. In the loss, Kellen Nix, Rhett Starnes ans Issac Beaty all had 2 hits. Davion Johnston had 3 hits.
Marion County Savings Bank beat Security Alarm 12-6. Benny Bryan struck out 7 in 3 innings of work. Tanner Purintun and Dakota Gregg fnished the game. Purintun hit an inside the park home run and drove in 2. Bryan had a triple with an RBI. Jax Schaubert and Hunter Phillips each singled and drove home 2. Porter Lewis and Braden Hanes each singled home a run.
In minors softball, in a game that featured 58 total hits, Bandy’s beat Modern Woodman 23-11. In the win, Kenna Benjamin and Abigail Westman each drove in 6 runs, Gabriella and Gwen Goostree combined to drive in 6.
