Aden Kirby delivers a pitch on Thursday against Summertown. (Post Photos by Chris Siers)
By CHRIS SIERS
csiers@bedfordcountypost.com
The Marshall County Tigers struggled to consistently push runs across the plate in a series loss to Summertown last week.
SUMMERTOWN 10, MARSHALL CO. 4
The middle innings in Game 1 against Summertown weren’t kind to the Tigers as the Eagles plated a combined eight runs from the third through the fifth innings as Marshall County fell 10-4 on Thursday.
It was a tough outing for the Tiger pitching staff.
Aden Kirby went 3 1/3 innings and gave up six runs on six hits before Cahlin Henry took over and pitched the final 3 2/3 innings.
He allowed four runs, only one of which was earned, on five hits.
Both pitchers walked two and struck out three.
After falling behind 3-0 by the bottom of the third inning, Marshall County rallied for a pair of runs when Henry hit a sac fly to right, scoring DJ Gardner for the first run of the inning.
Carson Henderson then smacked a RBI single to third, scoring Eli Cross for a second Tiger run.
By the end of the third, Marshall County trailed just 3-2.
Short stop Cahlin Henry covers second and attempts to lay down the tag on an Eagle baserunner. (Post Photo by Chris Siers)
But then Summertown went on to score six runs over the next two innings.
In the bottom of the sixth, Marshall County worked some two-out magic when Henderson, Lucas Hery and Kendrick Tears connected on three-straight base hits to load the bases with two outs.
Kirby was then hit by a pitch to push a third Marshall County run home and then Colton Cardin was also hit by a pitch, scoring a fourth Tiger run.
But the two-out hit eluded the Tigers and Summertown was able to play add on in the seventh for the final margin of victory.
Henderson led the Tigers, going 2-for-3 with a RBI on the night.
Summertown 102 330 1 — 10 11 1
Marshall Co. 002 002 0 — 4 6 4
Marshall Co.: Eli Cross 1-for-3, Cahlin Henry 1-for-3, Carson Henderson 2-for-3, Lucas Hery 1-for-4, Kendrick Tears 1-for-2.
WP: Blackwood
LP: Kirby
SUMMERTOWN 6, MARSHALL CO. 1
Hits eluded Marshall County in Game 2 as the Tigers fell 6-1 at Summertown on Friday.
The Tigers limited the Eagles’ offense to a single run in each of the second and third innings, and then cut the Summertown lead in half when Kendrick Tears drove in Cahlin Henry on a RBI fielder’s choice.
But the Eagles responded with two runs in the fifth and sixth innings to preserve the five-run lead.
Marshall County got just four hits off the Eagle pitching staff, with Henry’s double being the biggest hit of the night.
Marshall Co. 000 100 0— 1 4 3
Summertown 011 022 x — 6 7 1
Marshall Co.: Eli Cross 2-for-4, Cahlin Henry 1-for-3, Dillum Wiles 1-for-2.
WP: Keeton
LP: Randles
