The Kirksville baseball team battled Moberly in a pitchers’ duel on Thursday with the teams heading into extra innings tied 0-0. But something had to give, and the Spartans pushed across five runs in the top of the eighth to beat the Tigers for the second time this season. Moberly beat Kirksville 1-0 back on March 27. The Tigers are now 6-3 on the season while the Spartans improved to 7-2.