Mexico walk off Hannibal to win 6-5 at home

A home victory has been elusive for Mexico.

The Bulldogs won their home opener this season before losing six straight on their home field but ended that streak with a 6-5 walk-off win over North Central Missouri Conference foe Hannibal (7-11, 2-4 NCMC). Before anybody could be retired in the seventh inning, Kaden Benne drew a bases-loaded walk and then Brady Fox hit a two-RBI single to erase a 5-3 deficit. 

Mexico (12-9, 2-4 NCMC) had its Nos. 4-6 spots in the order account for five RBI and the top three hitters finish 6-for-12 with four runs scored to redeem itself for a 3-1 loss in Hannibal earlier this season. Drew DeMint went 3-or-4 with one RBI, Fox finished with two RBI, Benne and Landon Hilderman each had one RBI, and Sam Ryan, Austin Maxwell and Jaydon Eldridge each went 2-for-4. 

Eldridge pitched 6 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts, eight hits, five runs and three walks.

Hannibal finished with five doubles and Azariah Tucker went 2-for-3 with four RBI for the Pirates.

Mexico plays at conference foe Kirksville (6-9, 4-4 NCMC) at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Van-Far five-game winning streak ends with 11-1 loss to Montgomery County

Van-Far didn't have the start it wanted to continue its winning ways.

The Indians allowed all 11 Montgomery County runs in the first three innings to lose 11-1 in five innings Tuesday at their Eastern Missouri Conference foe. Van-Far (8-5, 4-3 EMO) finished with two hits against Mac Farrar to bring its winning streak to an end at five games. 

Gibson Condie and Garrett Hopke each had a hit for Van-Far. Condie scored the only Indian run on an error after leading off the fifth inning with a triple.

Chase Queathem went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double for Montgomery County (9-4, 4-1 EMO), and Jackson Benney hit a solo home run.

Van-Far hosts conference foe Bowling Green (1-9, 1-3 EMO) at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Centralia inning misstep sets up 12-1 loss to Class 4 No. 2 Moberly

Centralia led Class 4 No. 2 Moberly 1-0 after two innings.

Then, Moberly scored eight runs in the third inning prior to Centralia eventually losing 12-1 in five innings at home. Moberly had 14 batters come to the plate in the third inning, which included four bases-loaded walks and an infield error.

Carson Fletcher pitched five innings for Moberly (18-2) with five strikeouts, five hits and one earned run. 

Chase Kempker went 2-for-2 with an RBI double in the first inning for Centralia (11-8), and Anthony Ford and Henry Bohlmeyer each had a hit. 

Centralia begins play in the Boonville Wood Bat Tournament at 4 p.m. Friday against Kirksville (6-9). The Panthers then play at 10 a.m. and noon Saturday against Knob Noster (8-7) and Boonville (14-10), respectively.