Effingham Senior Post 120 Claims Win

MOUNT VERNON -- Effingham Senior Legion Post 120 took home a 9-3 victory over Mount Vernon Post 141 Wednesday, finishing with four runs in the seventh inning.

Effingham scored in the seventh on a walk by Tyler Zuber, a two-run single by Michael Woltman and an error.

The game was back-and-forth through the third inning. Effingham finally managed to grab the lead after a strong fourth inning. A sacrifice fly by Hudson Graham scored Lane Koenig and gave Post 120 the lead for good. Koenig did his best to jumpstart the offense, reaching base three times. He scored two runs and had one RBI. He singled in the fourth and doubled in the fifth.

Graham got the win. He allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings, striking out 11, walking three and surrendering four hits.

Bryar Jansen kicked things off for Effingham in the first with a single and Post 120 took a 1-0 lead. Mount Vernon tallied two in the third for a 2-1 lead. But Effingham sealed the win with a two-run fourth.

Koenig finished with a single, double and an RBI while Jansen had two singles.

Effingham Post 120 now sports a 9-3 record.

At Mount Vernon

Effingham Post 120            100    220    400    --    9-8-1

Mount Vernon                     002    000    100    --    3-7-4

WP -- Graham. LP -- Brookhouse.

Effingham Post 120 -- Jansen, 2 singles; White, single; Koenig, single, double, 1 RBI; Bateman, single, 1 RBI; Woltman, single, 2 RBI; Graham, 1 RBI; Greene, single

Mount Vernon Post 141 -- Millwood, 3 singles; Jones, single; Campbell, triple, 1 RBI; Hayes, 1 RBI; Kujewa, single; M. Smith, single