Juniors kick off Creighton/Bloomfield, advance to third tourney game

The fifth time's a charm.

In a fifth rematch of Tri-County Juniors playing the Creighton/Bloomfield Juniors, the Titans came out on top, 2-1, to advance to the next round of the Class C Area 1 tournament.

The teams met Saturday, July 13, in Creighton.

In this gem of a game, Ryan Rifer took to the mound for Tri-County and Braxton Eggerling for Creighton/Bloomfield.

"Both pitchers threw complete 103-pitch, seven-inning masterpieces," said coach Jeff Shabram.

What turned out to be the difference were two runs scored in the third inning for the junior Titans. RBI hits in that inning were credited...