White Cloud Takes Down Spartans

Team advances to Semis on Saturday

Photos by Bobbie Cruzan
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The White Cloud Indians hosted the pre-district game on Tuesday Night against Mason County Central.

The Spartans got on the board in the first inning with a long home run by Shimel to take an early 1 run lead.
The Indians came storming back in their half of the 1st inning, after KJ Strait reached base on an error, Alex Cruzan answered back with a long 2 run homer of his own for a White Cloud 2-0 lead at the end of 1 inning.
Mason County was held scoreless in the 2nd inning, after a leadoff single by Anes, Mason Ruether retired the next 3 batters via the strikeout.

Mason County again went scoreless in their half of the 3rd inning.
The bats came alive for the Indians in their half of the 3rd inning, after one out, Strait again reached base on an error, and was followed by 5 straight hits, with singles from Mason Ruether, Alex Cruzan, Mason Cruzan, Reece Hewitt and a double by Christian Ringler, and a sac fly by Landyn McGowen to plate 5 more runs for a 7-1 lead at the end of 3 innings.

The Spartans scored another run in the 5th inning on a double by Shimel and a single by Merz, leaving the Spartans down 7-2 at the end of 5 innings.
Ruether again struck out the side in the 6th inning.

Mason County would not go away easily in the 7th inning, as Sanders led off with a single, followed by an error, and a double by Shimel, and a single by Merz to score 2 runs with 2 runners on base.  With Mason Cruzan on the mound, he enticed an infield pop fly and followed that by striking out the next 2 batters.
White Cloud was held scoreless in the games final 4 innings, but were able to hold on for the 7-4 win.  
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Mason Ruether went 6 innings on the mound, striking out 13, giving up 6 hits, 3 walks, and 4 runs, to pick up the win.  Mason Cruzan came on in the 7th inning, giving up 2 hits, and striking out the final 2 batters for the save.

White Cloud's record is now 21-11-1, and will play Hart on Saturday for their next district game.