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The JDHS (12-13) starting line for their final game also featured junior Marcus Mendoza on the mound, N. Fick behind the plate, junior Brandon Casperson at short, sophomore Noah Lewis in left field, junior Tyler Frisby in center and junior Chris Andersen in right.

It bode even better in the bottom half of the inning with Marcus Mendoza blasting a two-out, base-clearing double for a 3-0 lead, bringing N. Fick (single), senior designated hitter JJ McCormick (walk) and Lewis (single) across the plate.

as a former Falcons and current Bear,” JDHS senior JJ McCormick said. “To see the teams from Southeast be able to compete as equals was surreal. Though I believed our team could have made a further c level contact list run in the state tournament, for a team who went from rivals to teammates this year I couldn’t have asked for anything more.”

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R. Fick followed with a triple that allowed Marcus Mendoza to trot in for 4-0, Andersen earned a walk and Frisby earned his base taking a pitch to the body to load the bags again. This time, however, all-state shortstop Casperson lifted a shot to right field that required a Dimond fielding gem for the out.

“That was our plan,” Adams said. “We always want to be aggressive out of the gate. Set the tone in the first inning, but it was hard to keep that momentum. Dimond played well defensively and both teams were making plays, so it went down to the end and we battled back. The scoreboard wasn’t on our side today. That’s the way it works. Once again, always a learning experience, and we’ll be better for it the next time.”

Dimond (15-10-2) would respond with five runs in the top of the second inning for a 5-4 lead and two more in the third inning for 7-4 as JDHS’ Marcus Mendoza loaded the bases and was relieved by freshman Charlie Begenyi, who walked in the first run and a passed ball made the score 7-4. At that point of the game, the base hits were relatively even with the Lynx registering 7 and the Crimson Bears five.