Freshman Travis Yancy earned the win on the mound and drove-in a seventh-inning run to help Lyon County to a 5-3 win over hosts Murray High on Friday night. The Lyons snap a two-game skid to end the regular season at 12-13, while Murray loses its fifth straight to fall to 7-18.
Over the first three frames, Murray twice took a 1-run lead with the Lyons equalizing each time. Lyon County took its first lead of the game at 3-2 in the top of the fifth when Yancy reached on an error to allow Max Wadlington to score. However, the Tigers tied it with a run in the bottom of the inning.
The Lyons edged in front in the top of the seventh on a balk by Tiger pitcher Hunter Utley that brought home Jake Kleuppel. Yancy followed with an RBI single to double the margin at 5-3.
After six strong innings, Yancy yielded a single and a walk to start the bottom of the seventh, giving way to Gabe Board. Board retired the next three Tiger batters to nail down the victory.
Yancy went 6.0 innings while allowing 3 runs on eight hits with seven strikeouts and three walks. He also collected a couple of hits and an RBI, followed by Kleuppel with a hit and a RBI and Board with an RBI. Wadlington was 3-4 with 3 runs scored, Jack Walker had two hits, and Brody Bridges, Christian O’Daniel and Taylor Carney each had a hit.
Utley took the loss for Murray, working 6.2 innings while allowing 5 runs, 3 earned, on nine hits with five strikeouts. Tripp Zhang was 3-4 with 2 RBI.
Next up for Lyon County is a 5th District tournament meeting with Trigg County on Monday at Crittenden County. The Wildcats took both regular season meetings with the Lyons, 9-7 in Eddyville and 3-2 in Cadiz.
