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NAYLOR -- Down by six runs at the start of the fifth inning, the Scott County Central Braves exploded with eight runs to overtake Naylor 12-10 Wednesday on the road in five innings.
A bases-clearing double by senior Gavin Pobst put the Braves (2-0) ahead. Pobst finished the final inning in relief to earn the save before the game was called due to darkness.
Jeffery Porter was SCC's winning pitcher after four innings. Jacob Brown added a double for Scott Central as well.
__Bell City 1, Chaffee 0 (8 innings)__
BELL CITY (SMNS) -- Cole Nichols scored the game-winning run and came up on the winning end of a pitcher's duel, as the Bell City baseball team upended Chaffee 1-0 in eight innings Wednesday in Bell City, Missouri.
Bobby Wright provided the walk-off RBI for the Cubs when he drew a walk in the bottom of the eighth inning, sending Nichols across home plate.
Nichols threw a complete eight innings to pick up the pitching win, allowing only four hits and no runs. He struck out seven batters and walked two. He also led Bell City (3-0) at the plate, finishing 2 for 4 with a double.
Austin Copeland pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings for the Red Devils until he was relieved by Landon Tenkhoff. Copeland scattered three hits with one strikeout and four walks.
Tenkhoff was tagged with the loss for Chaffee (4-1). He gave up one hit and one earned run, wrapping up his day with two strikeouts and three walks.
T.J. Archer had a pair of base hits to lead the Red Devils on offense.
Chaffee 000 000 00 -- 0 4 2
Bell City 000 000 01 -- 1 4 0
WP -- Cole Nichols. LP -- Landon Tenkhoff. 2B -- Nichols (BC). Multiple hits -- Chaffee: T.J. Archer 2-3; Bell City: Nichols 2-4.