MINFORD — As the saying goes, better late than never.
Thanks to their offense scoring 11 runs in their final three trips to the plate, the No. 4-seed Minford Falcons defeated visiting Southeastern (No. 20-seed) 12-2 in six innings in a Division III sectional final.
The Falcons combined for 10 hits as a team in the win and benefitted from seven Panther errors.
Juniors Adam Crank and Cole Borland did most of the heavy lifting at the plate — as Crank went 2-of-3 with a walk and team-high four RBI, and Borland went 2-of-4 and scored a team-high three runs and drove in a pair.
Borland also earned the win on the mound, allowing nine hits, one earned run, issuing no walks and striking out four Southeastern batters.
The No. 4-seed Falcons will face No. 5-seed Wellston in a D-III, Chillicothe #2 district semifinal on Wednesday, May 25 at 7:00 p.m. at VA Memorial Stadium.
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BOX SCORE
Southeastern 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 9 7
Minford 1 0 0 3 5 3 — 12 10 1
Minford hitting
JD Matiz 1-5, R, RBI
Carson Cronin 1-5, 2R, RBI
Adam Crank 2-3, 4RBI
Aodhan Queen 1-3
Mason Book 0-4, R, RBI
Noah Martin 1-4, 2R
Branson Alley 1-1, 2R, RBI
Rhyan Queen 1-3, R, BB
Cole Borland 2-4, 3R, 2RBI
Minford pitching
Cole Borland (M) 6IP, 9H, 1ER, 4K, 0BB, (W)
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