Fort Zumwalt East Varsity Lions stayed in it until the end, but West Plains Varsity Zizzers pulled away late in a 5-4 victory on Saturday. The game was tied at four with West Plains Varsity Zizzers batting in the bottom of the sixth when JR Free singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
West Plains Varsity Zizzers scored three runs in the fifth inning. Landon Montgomery and Peyton Cooper all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.
Hunter Roberts was the winning pitcher for West Plains Varsity Zizzers. The righty allowed three hits and four runs over seven innings, striking out four.
Cooper led West Plains Varsity Zizzers with two hits in three at bats.
After winning the first one today against FZE, the Zizzers claim game 2 against the Battle Spartans!
Battle watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 12-7 loss. West Plains scored on a single by Sims in the first inning, a single by Kenslow in the first inning, a walk by Montgomery in the first inning, a triple by Hoover in the second inning, and a groundout by Kenslow in the second inning.
Crites led things off on the pitcher’s mound for West Plains Varsity Zizzers. He went four innings, allowing one run on three hits, striking out one and walking one.
West Plains Zizzers tallied 15 hits in the game. Sims, Hoover, Cooper, Kenslow, and Summers each managed multiple hits for West Plains Varsity Zizzers. Sims led West Plains Varsity Zizzers with four hits in four at bats.
