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After a tough loss in the All A state tournament final, it appears the Lyon County Lyons are back on track. The Lyons jumped on Union County with a 5-run first inning Thursday evening on their way to a 7-4 win, their fourth in a row since losing to Owensboro Catholic in Richmond.
The Braves did not help their cause by assisting in opening the door for the big start for the Lyons. A hit batter and an infield error set the Lyons up with runners on first and second with one out.
Austin Spears singled to drive in Eli Baker, 1-0 Lyon County. John Bingham reaches on an infield single and then Union picks up it second error of the inning, 2-0 Lyon County. Peyton Williams comes to the plate and promptly clears the bases with a three-run blast over the left field fence, 5-0 Lyon County.
Lyon County errors in the top of the second and the top of the third allowed the Braves to make it suddenly more interesting, as Union County scored two in each inning to cut the lead to a single run at 5-4.
The Lyons got their breathing room back in the bottom of the fourth. After a pair of walks to start the inning, Austin Spears drove in a run with a double. John Bingham then drove in Brady Belt with a sac fly to push the lead back out to 7-4.
8th grader Hudson Phillips went the distance on the mound for the Lyons. While he was charged with four runs, only two of them were earned. He gave up five hits on the night, striking out five and walking just one.
Austin Spears, John Bingham, and Turner Hurst had two hits each for the Lyons.
Lyon County now improves to 19-5 on the season. They are set to be back in action Saturday when they host Apollo at Lee S. Jones Park.
