When the going got tough, the Helias Crusaders turned to their seniors. Kase Winegar and Blake Means combined to score 10 points in the final eight minutes Thursday, helping the Crusaders hold off the Capital City Cavaliers for a 54-39 win in the loser’s bracket semifinals of the Joe Machens Great 8 Classic at Fleming Fieldhouse.
Evangel Christian couldn’t miss. The Eagles made 20-of-26 shots in the second half to pull away from the Helias Crusaders, building a 75-59 win Wednesday in the first round of the Joe Machens Great 8 Classic at Fleming Fieldhouse.
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The Jefferson City American Legion Post 5 Seniors Auxiliary team came away with a 13-4 victory Saturday against the Post 5 Juniors in the Sedalia Tournament. The Post 5 Seniors scored five runs in the top of the first inning and six more in the second to build an 11-0 lead.
It wasn’t the prettiest game for the Helias Crusaders, except maybe on the scoreboard. “It’s an ugly win, but a win is a win,” Helias coach Chris Wyrick said Monday after the Crusaders used a three-run fifth inning to rally for a 5-3 victory against the Eldon Mustangs at the American Legion Post 5 Sports Complex. “We cannot survive playing like this, we have to play cleaner baseball.”