Bears Sweep Hornets, Rebs

WOODLAWN - Mason Edmonds and Brayden Jones combined to throw a two-hitter as the Woodlawn Bears knocked off the Harmony Grove Hornets, 5-3, in the nightcap of a nonconference double-header Saturday at Woodlawn.Harmony Grove took an early 1-0 lead on a lead-off solo homerun by Caleb Johnson but Woodlawn answered with a run in the bottom of the first off a bases-loaded walk to Tate Hall.The Bears went up 2-1 in the bottom of the second on a RBI single by Garrett Weatherford, but the Hornets tied it back up, 2-2, scoring off a sacrifice bunt in the top of the third.Woodlawn regained the lead for good in the bottom of the third off an RBI single by Parker Arnold. The Bears added to their lead when Jayden Wilmoth's hit in the fourth scored a run, and Weatherford delivered another RBI single in the sixth.Harmony Grove's final score came in the top of the seventh when a runner stole home with two out.Edmonds gave up two hits and two walks with three strikeouts over the first three innings. Jones did not give up a hit and walked just one over the final four frames. Jones struck out seven.Weatherford led the Woodlawn batting order going 3-for-3 with a RBI. Wilmoth and Arnold had the Bears' other two hits.Woodlawn improved to 11-0 overall with the non-conference win.Woodlawn 1, Riverside 0 WOODLAWN - Woodlawn was able to protect the lone run it scored off an error in the first inning as the Bears survived four errors and a pitching duel to get past the Riverside Rebels, 10, in a non-conference clash Saturday at Woodlawn.After Riverside retired the first two batters in the bottom of the first, Brayden Jones singled and Jayden Wilmoth walked to keep the innning alive. The Rebels then misplayed a hard ground ball to short by Tate Hall as the Bears scored what turned out to be the only run of the game.Hall ended up winning the pitching battle for Woodlawn, holding Riverside to fo...