REDFIELD – Elk Point-Jefferson scored three runs in the top of the first inning and never trailed on the way to eliminating Salem-Montrose-Canova 5-3 at the State B Legion Baseball Tournament on Sunday afternoon.
Kayden Moore had a two-run single in the first frame to help give EPJ a lead and the Huskies held off S-M-C the rest of the way.
Salem-Montrose-Canova closed the deficit to 3-2 with single runs in the second and fourth innings. Weston Remmers had an RBI double in the second and a sacrifice fly in the fourth, however, S-M-C had a runner thrown out at the plate in the second and another thrown out at third base in the fourth.
Elk Point-Jefferson extended its lead back to three with a pair of runs in the fifth on an RBI double by Ben Swatek, and a sac fly from Jordan Anderson.
Elk Point-Jefferson’s Jordan Anderson loses the patch off his uniform as he hits a single during Sunday’s game against Salem-Montrose-Canova at the South Dakota American Legion Class B Sta
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