Bellefontaine’s baseball team kept its winning streak going Monday with an 8-2 win over Springfield Shawnee in Central Buckeye Conference play at Blue Jacket Park.
Bellefontaine’s Johnny Ganson lays down a bunt during Monday’s home game against Springfield Shawnee. (EXAMINER PHOTO | TONY BARRETT)
The Chieftains has now won five straight and move to 7-6 overall and 2-3 in the CBC. The Braves fall to 3-7, 0-4.
Bellefontaine scored a run in the bottom of the first inning, but Shawnee matched that with a run in the top of the third for a 1-1 tie.
The Chiefs quickly regained the lead with two runs in the bottom of the third.
Bellefontaine plated four more runs in the bottom of the fourth to create a 7-1 cushion.
The Braves scored one run in the top of the sixth, but BHS scored a run in the bottom of the frame to make its lead 8-2.
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