Shiloh Christian had a plan in place for its Class 4A state baseball tournament opener Thursday, but it took a little patience before the Saints could execute it.
MONTICELLO Monticello (3-2, 1-1 4A-8) jumped out to a big lead early, scoring half of its points in the first quarter, and never looked back in a beatdown of Hamburg (0-5, 0-2 4A-8).