There was a big crowd on hand at Cleveland Field for holiday baseball on Wednesday night as Gering PVC downed the WESTCO Zephyrs, 9-1, in five innings.
Gering earned the season sweep over their crosstown rivals and they closed both games out early with run rule wins (They won at home 11-1 in four innings back on June 5th).
Platte Valley Companies jumped on the Zephyrs early with a six run first inning that was highlighted by a Jackson Howard RBI double, then a Barron Williams RBI single and Lukah Schwery capped off the big inning with a two run single.
Gering would tack on two more runs in the top of the third inning before WESTCO scored their only run of the night in the bottom half of that inning.
And then Gering got a fifth inning run that set up the early exit from Cleveland Field for the five inning win.
On the mound for Gering it was Howard with a five inning complete game; he struck out four and walked two while only allowing the one run.
Bo Gable finished 2-2 with a pair of runs scored for PVC while Schwery and Mason Gaudreault both drove in two runs in the win.
Carter Reisig took the loss for the Z’s, he worked five innings and allowed seven hits and seven earned runs while striking out eight and walking five.
Their were just three WESTCO hits and the lone RBI came from Moi Panduro.
Gering with the win improved to 23-6 on the season while the Zephyrs dropped to 16-21.
Legion baseball weekend schedule
FRIDAY
- McCook at WESTCO Zephyrs, 6 pm, Broadcast on 107.3 The Trail & KHYYfm.com at 5:45 pm
- WESTCO Express vs. Casper (Spearfish SD Tourney), 5 pm
- WESTCO Express at Spearfish (Spearfish Tourney), 7 pm
SATURDAY
- McCook at Gering PVC (doubleheader), 2 pm, Broadcast on KMOR 93.3 FM & KMORfm.com at 1:45 pm
- Sidney at WESTCO Zephyrs, (doubleheader), 4 pm/6 pm
- WESTCO Express vs. Billings (Spearfish Tourney), 3:15 pm
SUNDAY
- WESTCO Express vs. TBD (Spearfish Tourney), 12 pm
