DWall, First National deadlocked

DWall Drywall and First National Bank went head-to-head Thursday night in boys 10- and 11-year-old baseball action on the Dottie West Field. DWall came into the contest one game back in the standings, but after picking up a 2-1 win over First National the two teams are now tied for first place.
Tristan Smith worked one inning for DWall and picked up the win. Alex Rowland worked six innings giving up one run on two hits, while fanning 13.
DWall scored one run in the bottom of the first and one in the seventh. First National’s scored its run in the top of the sixth.
Lake Hillis was credited with the loss after working three innings. Hillis allowed one run on two hits. Merek McColloch worked four innings and gave up four hits and one run, while fanning nine.
For DWall Drywall, Dylan George and Tristan Reish had two hits each. Hunter Bouldin and Jordan Tidwell added one hit apiece.
Hillis and Steven Weber came up with one hit each for First National.
Stewart’s Nursery defeated Morris Auto Body 9-8 in the second game of the night.
Morris Auto scored four runs in the top of the first, but Stewart’s answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning.
Morris took a 6-3 lead heading into the bottom of the second, but Stewart’s sent four runs across the plate to regain the lead.
In the top of the fourth Morris scored two runs, but Stewart’s came back in the bottom of the inning with one run to tie the game at 8-8. In the bottom of the fifth Stewart’s secured the victory after sending one run to the plate.
For Stewart’s Dylan Young gave up two runs on two hits with three innings of work. Bradley Stewart saw two innings of work giving up two runs on one hit. Alex Sullivan worked one inning and gave up four runs on three hits.
Christian Barrett took the loss after working three innings. Wesley Parkhurst gave up seven runs on six hits with three innings of work.
For Stewart’s Glen Llewellyn led the way with four hits. Sullivan had three hits, Young added two and Payden Lee added one hit.
For Morris, Joseph Webb had two hits. Tyler Patterson and Barrett added one hit each.