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CHAFFEE -- With back-to-back four-run rallies late on Wednesday Scott County American Legion Post 369 defeated East Prairie's Senior Babe Ruth team 13-8 in a nine-inning game.
Scott County held a 5-3 lead after six-innings of play and were tested when East Prairie put up two runs in both the seventh and eight innings. Fortunately for Post 369 they were able to answer with a combined eight runs in those same frames to extend their advantage to six-runs at 13-7 going into the final inning.
East Prairie added one more run in the ninth, but wasn't able to finish off a comeback. They're final lead of game came after a run in the fourth put them on top 2-1.
Scott County rallied for a pair of runs the following innings, however, to retake the lead.
Picking up the win Brent Forck went all nine innings on the mound. He allowed eight runs, four earned, on 11 hits and four walks while striking out eight.
At the plate both Trent Pobst and Zach Carlyle went 2 for 4 with two RBI. Jordan Kinder added two hits and a pair of runs scored to the cause with Dominique Hooper singling and driving in a pair of runs.
Forck and Logan Henson scored two runs each for Post 369 in the contest.
Scott County (4-9) will play Charleston's 16U Fighting Squirrels team on Friday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston at 6 p.m.