Byron Cox Post 72 won three of four games this past weekend. On Saturday, the local squad swept a home doubleheader from Rantoul, Illinois Post 287 and split two games Sunday on the road losing to Kokomo Post 5 and defeating Lake Station Post 100.
In Saturday’s wins over Rantoul, the game scores were 7-3 and 12-4. Crawfordsville’s Creux Rieman earned the win by pitching five innings and giving up three runs on five hits. Rieman recorded five strikeouts.
Ethan Wooten, Aiden Riser and Keaton Brown led the local squad’s offense.
In Saturday’s second victory, Post 72’s Aiden Riser drove in four RBI and Kyven Hill earned the win.
In Sunday’s first game at Kokomo, Post 72 jumped out to a 3-0 first inning lead but was scoreless the rest of the game. Kokomo took their first lead with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Wooten took the loss on the mound. He gave up four runs on eight hits and struck out eight.
Aiden Ambriz-Cruz, Wooten and Peyton Grimmett each had two hits for Post 72.
In the rain shortened 7-0 win against Lake Station, pitcher Talyn Sheldon did not allow a hit in his three innings of work. The righty had three strikeouts.
Post 72 will play at 6:30 p.m. Tueday at Danville, Illinois Post 210.
