PEKIN — Not once, but twice, Keota was one pitch away from dashing the state tournament dreams of the Pekin baseball team on Tuesday.
The Panthers kept fighting, even down to their final strike, until one last strike at the plate sent Pekin on to the Class 1A district finals.
Henry Adam completed an incredible seventh-inning comeback by hammering a 1-1 pitch from Brennan McGuire over the fence in dead center for a walk-off grand slam, lifting Pekin to a thrilling 6-4 win over Keota on Tuesday night in the Class 1A, District 14 semifinals. The Panthers scored five runs in the final inning with two outs, erasing the 4-1 lead that the Eagles carried into the bottom of the seventh.
Pekin (17-3) heads to Moravia for the Class 1A, District 14 championship game on Saturday. The Mohawks earned a 1-0 lead over the Panthers back on May 27.
Moravia 5, North Mahaska 4
The Panthers kept fighting, even down to their final strike, until one last strike at the plate sent Pekin on to the Class 1A district finals.
Henry Adam completed an incredible seventh-inning comeback by hammering a 1-1 pitch from Brennan McGuire over the fence in dead center for a walk-off grand slam, lifting Pekin to a thrilling 6-4 win over Keota on Tuesday night in the Class 1A, District 14 semifinals. The Panthers scored five runs in the final inning with two outs, erasing the 4-1 lead that the Eagles carried into the bottom of the seventh.
Pekin (17-3) heads to Moravia for the Class 1A, District 14 championship game on Saturday. The Mohawks earned a 1-0 lead over the Panthers back on May 27.
Moravia 5, North Mahaska 4
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