MCDONALD COUNTY 4, CARL JUNCTION 2
ANDERSON, Mo. — McDonald County took an early lead and held off Carl Junction for a 4-2 win on Saturday.
The Mustangs scored three times in the bottom of the first inning to lead 3-1 before the Bulldogs scored a single tally in the second to trim the lead to 3-2. McDonald County added insurance in the bottom of the third inning and kept CJ off the scoreboard for the remainder of the contest.
Isaac Behm earned the complete-game win after allowing two runs on three hits, three walks and four strikeouts in seven innings.
Logan Eck took the loss after allowing four runs on five hits, three walks and five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
Behm helped himself out at the plate with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored, while Destyn Dowd also doubled and scored a run.
Bentley Rowden doubled and drove in a run, while Eck also doubled and Wyatt McAfee tripled for Carl Junction.
CAMDENTON 9, CARL JUNCTION 2
ANDERSON, Mo. — Camdenton scored all nine of its runs in the first three innings and paced to a win over Carl Junction on Saturday.
Camdenton pushed across two runs in the first inning before taking control with a six-run second frame. Both teams traded runs in the third and Carl Junction added a single tally in the sixth to wrap the scoring.
Kade Durnin earned the win after allowing one unearned run on one hit, three walks and seven strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Karson Durnin pitched 1 2/3 relief innings and allowed one run on one hit and three strikeouts.
Cooper Vediz took the loss after allowing seven runs on two hits, five walks and four strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings. Deacon Endicott pitched 4 1/3 relief innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits, three walks and six strikeouts.
Kade Durnin tripled and homered and drove in four, while scoring twice.
