Three more losses last week have pushed the season opening winless streak for the Triopia-Skid Continues for Trojan Baseball Meredosia-Virginia High School baseball team to ten games. The Trojans lost in a slugfest 15 to 10 last Monday at Greenfield, were beaten by the ten-run rule in six innings 11 to 1 against Liberty on Tuesday and fell in a tough pitcher’s duel 4 to 0 at PORTA-AC Central on Saturday.
By Jason Brockschmidt
A mighty fine season is shaping up for the PORTA-AC Central baseball team as two home wins over Class 3A teams last week pushed the Bluejays record to 7-2. Last Monday the Jays defeated Jacksonville 9 to 4 then last Thursday they took down Springfield Southeast 6 to 5 with a walk off win in the bottom of the seventh.
The first conference game for the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball squad resulted in a loss, dropping the Trojans to 0-7 on the year. The big blue fell to Carrollton 10 to 2 last Thursday in their only game of the week as their offense continued to struggle.
A big conference win and a tough non-conference loss last week for the BHS Softball Team moved their record to 4-2 on the season.The Lady Tigers pounded Mendon Unity 17 to 0 at home last Monday then lost 9 to 4 on the road at Pleasant Plains last Thursday. Against Unity, Beardstown had ten hits, drew nine walks and took advantage of six Mustang errors in the easy win.
The Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia junior high track teams competed in two meets last week with the boys’ seventh grade taking fourth at PORTA and fifth in Beardstown and the boys’ eighth placing third in both meets. The girls’ seventh grade placed second at PORTA and third at Beardstown and the eighth grade finished second in PORTA and fifth in Beardstown.
There was only one meet on the schedule for the Beardstown Track team with the Tigers hosting a girls only meet last Monday, taking third place out of eight teams. As usual, Diana Huerta had a big day winning the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the triple jump and placing second in the long jump.
It is tough to have a better week than winning two conference games and not losing but for the Beardstown baseball team, last week’s 2-0 record came with a little bit of whip cream on top. A 15 to 1 trouncing of arch-rival Rushville on the road last Monday was a tasty way to start for the Tigers who parlayed the momentum into a great 3 to 2 victory over Mendon Unity on Tuesday.
The Beardstown Junior High track teams stayed close to home last week with co-ed meets at Rushville and at home with the eighth-grade boys claiming first place out of nine teams at the Rushville meet last Thursday. The seventh-grade boys placed eighth, the eighth-grade girls placed second and the seventh-grade girls placed fifth.
The Beardstown High School Winter Sports Banquet was held last week at the Elks Club with the cheerleading squad, dance team, girls’ basketball and wrestling teams recognizing all participants and handing out individual season award winners. The boys’ basketball team will be holding a separate award ceremony later due to a scheduling conflict.