South Ridge Falls In 7A Finals

June 5th, 2015

Tyler Peterson-NSO

The South Ridge Panthers and the Deer River Warriors went to battle on Thursday night in the Section 7A finals. The Panthers would take the first game, 7-2 but would lose a heartbreaker in the 2nd game, losing 8-5, leaving them as the Section 7A runners-up for the second consecutive season.

In game 1, Vincent Wood got the victory for the Panthers, tossing a complete game. He gave up 2 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 4 and walking none. Reid Clark went 1-2 with 3 RBI’s in the win and Christian Houle went 2-3 with a home run and 3 RBI’s.

Chad Benham took the loss for the Warriors, tossing 6 innings, allowing 4 earned runs on 8 hits, while walking 5 and striking out 4. Aaron Drotts went 3-3 and Jaxson Willis went 2-3 in the loss.

In game 2, Deer Rivers Jeffrey Moore got the win, going 5 innings, allowing just 1 run on 1 hit while only striking out 2. On the offensive side for the Warriors, Chad Benham went 1-3 with 2 RBI’s, Dakota Goggleye went 2-4 with an RBI, and Jaxson Willis went 2-3 with an RBI.

Mark Lisic took the loss for the Panthers. Zach Johnson went 3-4 with 2 RBI’s and Reid Clark went 2-3 with 2 RBIs.

The Panthers finished their season with an impressive 17-8 record and they will be returning most of their team as they only graduate two players from this years roster. The Deer River Warriors move onto the state tournament with a 14-11 record. Their opponent has yet to be determined.

Tyler Peterson can be contacted at tpeterson@northlandsportsonline.com