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Burgie Drug chalks up first win, beating Cash Express

from staff reports

   Burgie Drug captured its first win of the season on Saturday, by holding off Cash Express 4-3 in National Little League action.
   Zack Miller hurled the Burgies to victory, giving up three runs on three hits, and Burgie played solid defense behind him.
   Miller also ripped a double for the only hit Burgie was able to muster.
   Drew Chambers finished one-for-two on the day for the Cash Express squad, while Matthew Plase and Wyatt Penrod each finished the day one-for-three.
   E-Twins 7
   Valley Forge Auction 2
   Lance Reed got credit for the victory at the Twins broke open a 2-2 ball game with five runs in the eighth. Reed got the win in relief, coming in with the score tied at 2-each.
   Ben McKinney had a three-for-four day at the dish for the Twins, while Roy Edwards was two-for-four and Reed got a hit in his only official at-bat.
   For the Auctioneers Blake Hopson finished the day two-for-three while Brandon Woods and Chris Brumit were each one-for-three.
   Garrett Dykes suffered the loss.
   6-Sigma........................6
   Grindstaff.....................2
   Three players had multiple hit games as Matt Cannon, William Wagner and Wendell Loving each had two-for-three days as 6-Sigma earned a win to back the pitching of Daniel Simerly who earned the win.
   Brent Powell was two-for-two for Grindstaff and Jerry Berkley and Cory Blevins were each one-for-one. Logan Bowling took the loss.
   BET Welding...............14
   C.C. Bank.....................8
   BET Welding struck for seven runs in the top of the fourth frame to break open a 1-1 ball game and stake Casey Crapps to a win over Carter County Bank.
   Brandon Fair and Luke Snyder were each two-for-three, while Michael Hutchins two-for-four.
   Cain McWalters was two-for-two for the Bankers, while Chase Depew was one-for-two and Isiah Osborne finished two-for-three.
   Friday's games
   BET Welding...............12
   Cash Express................2
   BET tallied nine runs in a pivotal third inning explosion that erased a 2-1 Cash Express lead and led the Express to victory. Michael Hutchins was three-for-three with a pair of triples, while Joe Guinn was one-for-one and Adam Buck had a triple in three at-bats.
   Drew Chambers was two-for-two and C.J. Campbell was one-for-two. Josh Sorah got the win while Jared Cline absorbed the defeat.
   C.C. Bank...............15
   6-Sigma...................2
   Carter County Bank exploded for eight runs in the fourth as they erased a 5-3 Sigma lead as the Bankers romped to victory.
   Derrick McCann was two-for-two, Ethan Laws was one-for-one and Kenny Yarberry, Cain McWalters and Heath Honeycutt were all one-for-two. Chase Depew got the win, while Wendell Loving took the loss.
   Richard Lovelace, William Wagner and Daniel Simerly all had one-for-two outings for 6-Sigma.