Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy.
Mercer County (9-11, 6-2 LTC West) and United (13-7, 5-3 LTC West) split a baseball doubleheader Saturday, which led to the Golden Eagles clinching a share of the Lincoln Trail Conference (LTC) West Division championship.
United took game one, 7-3. The Red Storm jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. United held a 5-3 lead through five innings and then plated two insurance runs in the sixth. Carson Boelens took the loss on the mound for the Golden Eagles. He allowed five unearned runs.
In game two, Mercer County won a slugfest, 12-10. The Golden Eagles scored six runs in the first and added four runs in the second inning to lead 10-7 after two innings. Kale Breeden went 2-3 with a home run and 2 RBI in the win. Jacob Kenney added 3 RBI for the Golden Eagles in game two.
BASEBALL
United 7 Mercer County 3
Mercer County 12 United 10
ROWVA-Williamsfield 4 Princeville 2
ROWVA-Williamsfield 5 Princeville 1
Ottawa Marquette 9 Hall 8
Keawnee 6 Rock Falls 2
Princeton 12 Ottawa 9
SOFTBALL
Ridgewood 10 United 1
Ridgewood 17 United 0
Moline 16 Kewanee 2
Pontiac 2 Kewanee 1 (8)
For updated conference standings, records, and all-conference teams in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference, visit WRMJ’s TRAC webpage.