Zane Huff and Kaylee Oler run toward Coach Scott Counts as Fletcher Counts leaps into his arms following Thursday’s win.
Johnson City’s 9-10 All Stars from Johnson City’s American League scratched their way to an 8-6 victory over the Boone All Stars from Gray in a must-win sectional game Thursday night. The team, which had been put into the loser’s bracket by Boone earlier in the week, followed that up with a second straight victory against Boone, 7-6 on Friday.
A night after Austin Estes had taken the hill for JC American, Austin Denham started Friday’s game for Boone. Denham shackled Boone for four innings as JC American built a 7-0 lead. Boone scored six runs in the fifth and put a runner in scoring position with one out in the sixth, but Damian Mejia closed it out for a 7-6 JC American win.
JC American heads to the state tournament in Clarksville this week.
Davis Hampton makes the tag attempt as Boone’s Tine Bowman gets back to the bag at third.
Boone’s Tine Bowman connects as JC American catcher Fletcher Counts looks on.
Photos by Dakota Hamilton, docophotography.com
JC American Coach Scott Counts watches Fletcher Counts slide into third as Boone’s Graham Jones (left) and Josh Owens pursue.
JC American’s Josh Marmo connects in front of Boone catcher Brett Fields.
Boone pitcher Liam Strouth delivers.
JC American pitcher Alex Estes.
JC American’s Jack Rountree slides for third base as Graham Jones stretches for the throw.
Fletcher Counts looks to lay down the bunt in front of Boone catcher Brett Fields.
Boone coach Jesse Bowman rallies his troops.
JC American’s Joey Shuler legs it toward first as Boone pitcher Liam Strouth (13) reaches for the ball.
JC American first base coach John Estes congratulates Fletcher Counts for getting the job done.
JC American Coach Scott Counts has a word with starter Alex Estes as Davis Hampton, Cameron Wilcox and Joey Shuler look on.
Boone’s Tine Bowman reaches first as Kaylee Oler awaits a throw.
Boone’s Liam Strouth
