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North Knox's Braxton Yenne rips a double in the first inning during Wednesday's sectional game against South Knox.
Yenne stole a base and added a single in the season-ending loss.
BY TRAVIS DAVID
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BASEBALL
South Knox 7, North Knox 0: For the second time in 10 days, the Warriors dropped a game against their bitter rivals.
The Spartans scored in four different innings en route to the shutout win in the opening round of the Class 2A Sullivan Sectional on Wednesday.
The loss ended the Warriors’ season with a record of 8-17.
After South Knox grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, the Warriors looked poised to draw even in the home half.
Braxton Yenned ripped a 1-out double to center and stole third. But the Spartans got out of the jam with back-to-back strikeouts.
It would be the last real scoring threat of the game of the Warriors.
Jacob Allen allowed just one other hit over the final six innings. The Spartan hurler finished the game with eight strikeouts and walked just one batter.
South Knox added a pair of two-out runs in the top of the second, another two-out tally in the fourth and three more in the fifth to all but put the game away.
Yenne recorded a single with two outs in the bottom of the sixth for the Warriors second and final knock of the game.
South Knox (15-10) advances to Monday’s sectional semifinal against Linton-Stockton.
The Miners picked up a walk-off, 3-2 win over Eastern Greene in Wednesday’s other first-round contest.
Host Sullivan takes on defending sectional champions Mitchell in Monday’s second semifinal, with the championship Monday night.
SOFTBALL
Clay City 10, Shakamak 0 (5): The No. 2 ranked Eels scored six runs in the third inning to take control of Wednesday’s 1A sectional semifinal at White River Valley.
Karlee Smith gave Clay City a 1-0 lead in the second on a single.
After five hits and six runs in the third, Lexi Thompson clubbed a 2-run home run in the fourth inning.
Lizzy Sinders ended the game with a walk-off single with two outs in the fifth which enforced the mercy rule.
As a team the Eels pounded out 11 hits while Sinders limited Shakamak to just one hit.
Sophomore Madelyn Kennett collected the Lakers’ lone hit with a single to lead off the top of the fourth.
Kennett finished the season with a team-best .429 average at the plate.
Shakamak ended the season with an 8-16 record after a 2-13 start to the year.
Clay City faced North Central in Thursday’s championship game.
