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Max Buscher was efficient Wednesday night. The Fatima senior right-handed pitcher threw 98 pitches in his second straight complete game. He limited the Blair Oaks Falcons to a pair of hits, leading the Comets to a 3-0 victory at Lions Field.
On Thursday night at Legion Sports Complex in Jefferson City, Russellville Indians baseball squared off against the Fatima Comets. The game came down to the seventh inning, where Russellville third baseman Chris Seaver hit a walk-off single to give the Indians a 5-4 victory.
This one just means a little more. The Russellville Indians and the Fatima Comets are Show-Me Conference rivals. So not only was Thursday’s game the opener in pool play for the Jays Baseball Classic, the schools decided it also would count for their conference meeting this season. They battled to the very last pitch like you knew conference rivals would.
The Helias Crusaders didn’t play their best game. But when they needed it, they put enough together to find a way to win. “The last couple of innings, we shored things up and got the win,” Helias coach Chris Wyrick said after the Crusaders defeated the Fatima Comets 5-3 on Thursday at Lions Field.
While most high school athletes are taking a break during this week’s MSHSAA-mandated “dead week” period, the Jefferson City American Legion Post 5 Seniors are enjoying an extended summer season. Despite second-place finishes in both the Zone 1 Tournament and the Missouri AAA State Tournament, the Post 5 Seniors will be playing this week in the Mid-South Regional Tournament at Bobby Hayes Stadium in Pelham, Ala.