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Maysville splits a series with John Glenn lacrosse goes

Coshocton while battling 13 - 2 on the season as they

through their season by Matthew Dotson beat out three out of three

by Matthew Dotson
Vs. Buckeye Valley (4/26) quarter, however, John Glenn just kept
New Concord hosted the lacrosse rolling along adding 5 goals of their own
team from Buckeye Valley on Saturday. to take the halftime lead of 17 – 2.
The Lil’ Muskies took over from the first The Knights came back into the
faceoff, jumping out to a 6 – 1 lead by game with their defenses intact as they
the end of the first quarter. John Glenn’s pumped out three goals while holding
defense stepped up to shut down the the Muskies steady as they ended the
Barons in the second quarter as they quarter dropping their deficit to 17 – 5.
tacked on five more goals, sending the John Glenn answered back in the final
visiting team to the halftime locker quarter with three more goals of their
rooms down 11 – 1. own while the Knights chipped in one
Back on the field, Buckeye Valley goal as the Muskies took a 20 – 6 win.
found a way around the Muskies’ defens-
es twice to try to close the score gap, but Vs. Wheeling Park (4/22)
the John Glenn offense added four more The Lil’ Muskies rode the bus to
goals, leading by the end of the third by Wheeling Park on Tuesday. The open-
a demanding 15 – 3. The Barons added ing quarter was a close battle with John
two more goals in the final minutes of Glenn edging out the Patriots 6 – 4 by
the match while the Lil’ Muskies were the end of the first quarter. The Muskies
held to just one more goal, but it didn’t continued their momentum in the sec-
matter because Buckeye Valley couldn’t ond quarter, taking a 9 – 5 lead to half-
overcome their point disadvantage. The time.
Muskies took the 16 – 5 win. The two teams were equally resolute
on winning the matchup at the begin-
Vs. Wheeling Central Catholic (4/24) ning of the second half, but the Muskies
Thursday, the Maroon Knights rolled squeezed past with a 4 – 3 quarter to
into New Concord to face the Lil’ lead the game 13 – 8 heading into the
Muskies. The boys from John Glenn final quarter. From there it was all down
made them quickly regret the trip, tak- hill for the Patriots as John Glenn blast-
ing full command of the game, forcing ed out seven goals in the final minutes
their way to a 12 – 0 lead at the end of the game while holding Wheeling
of the first quarter. The Knights woke Park to just one more goal giving the
up in the second quarter, and after get- Muskies the 20 – 9 win.
ting into the groove and finding ways
around the Muskies to get on the board
for the first time with two goals in the

Maysville’s Ryan Parmer pitching a fast ball to West Muskingum. Matthew Dotson

Vs. Coshocton (4/28, 4/30) drove in Hague with a line drive. Riley
The Panthers traveled to Coshocton scored the final run on a fly ball hit by
on Monday to face the Redskins. The Paiton Kimble to take a 7 – 3 lead. Co-
first two innings of the game went score- shocton picked up a final run in the top
less for both teams, with Coshocton be- of the 7th inning, but they could not re-
ing the first team to light the scoreboard cover, and Maysville split the series with
with two runs from Shaw and Wood in a 7 – 4 win.
the bottom of the 3rd to take a 2 – 0
lead. The Panthers came back in the Vs. Union Local (4/25)
top of the 6th to grab a run on a double Maysville hosted the Union Local Jets
from Trevor Hague to bring in Jake Deal. on Friday. Right out of the gate, the Jets
Kolton Gifford hit a sacrifice fly to the took a 2 – 0 lead in the top of the first
pitcher, allowing Hague to score, tying inning. They continued to run the game,
up the game at 2. Coshocton answered grabbing three more runs in the top
back in the bottom of the inning with of the 2nd inning. Maysville answered
a single from Dickerson that brought back with a run by Riley off a single hit
home Shaw for the go-ahead run that by Kade Fusner, but they finished the in-
ultimately won them the 3 – 2 game. ning down 5 – 1. A triple and a single at
Coshocton came to Maysville on the top of the 3rd put the Jets up 8 – 1.
Wednesday to finish the two-game se- Parmer grounded out in the bottom of
ries against the Panthers. The Redskins the 3rd to bring Fisher in to trail 8 – 2.
grabbed two runs on a double from The Jets took another run in the top of
Dickerson to take the 2 – 0 lead. Slade the 4th to lead 9 – 2. In the top of the
Shreve singled in the bottom of the in- 6th inning, a sacrifice fly from Carpenter
ning, allowing Bryce Fisher and Gifford made the lead 10 – 2. Maysville pulled
to score, tying the game at 2. Kale Ri- together a five-run rally in the bottom of
ley doubled in the bottom of the fourth the 6th inning to only trail by three at
inning to jump out ahead of Coshocton 10 – 7. Another run from Union Local
with a 3 – 2 lead. The Redskins tied sealed the fate of the game, and the
the game up in the top of the 5th with a Panthers lost 11 – 7.
third run. Hague doubled in the bottom
of the inning to bring in Fisher. Gifford
scored on a wild pitch, and Ryan Parmer