Hays Eagles bring 'brooms' as they sweep MNB

McCook National Bank’s Layne Stevens (above) has the edge on this Hays, Kan., throw as he reached first base safely during the Seniors Legion baseball doubleheader Wednesday evening. Unfortunately for the home team, Hays consistently put runs on the board throughout this second contest at the Jaycees Complex (below).

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McCOOK, Neb. — Hays Eagles soared to their 11th and 12th consecutive wins with an 8-1, 15-2 doubleheader sweep of McCook National Bank Wednesday at the Jaycees Complex.

The always tough 19-and-under Kansas team (17-4 record) hasn’t lost since June 21.

The Eagles delivered earlier wins this season over the Omaha Spikes along with mercy-rule routs of Salina, Kan., among other opponents.

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Quentin Terry’s third home run in seven Seniors games highlighted the home pair for MNB.

Terry launched a game-winning walkoff shot just two nights earlier when the boys rallied 10-9 past Smith Center, Kan.

His latest shot over the left-center field fence only brought McCook within 15-2 Wednesday evening.

Terry also doubled during the contest on Carter Larson’s RBI-single.

Larson did pitch a 1-2-3 inning where three Eagles all hit pop flies landing in MNB gloves.

Hays had already went 5-5-5 through the first three innings.

Garrett Wellbrock whipped three hits across the diamond while Bradyn Dreher drove in three runs.

Carson Spray, Remington Cox and Gage Porter added two RBIs apiece.

The Seniors (9-12 record) totaled seven hits during Wednesday’s first game.

Larson and Jordan Chauncy both finished two-for-three.

Tanner Jacobs added another hit to his team-high .429 season batting average.

Coleton Lentz singled and scored the one MNB run on Jacobs’ single.

Jacob Gomez-Wilson pitched all six innings of the opener. He kept MNB within range at 4-1 throguh four frames before Hays plated four in the fifth and sixth.

Gomez-Wilson allowed eight hits with only four of those Hays runs earned.

The MNB Seniors will regroup for games at Ogallala tonight.

Ogallala’s Adams Bank & Trust team (13-10) has dropped five straight, according to gamechanger.com including a 20-3 defeat at Alliance Tuesday night.

Ironically, the Alliance Spartans will bring a 32-9 record to McCook for Saturday’s quadrangular at Jaycees Complex.

MNB is set to play Alliance at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

Gering Platte Valley Companies are an impressive 26-8 this season. MNB’s set to take on Gering at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Nebraska City completes the quadrangular on Saturday but will not play McCook. The latest gamechanger report shows Nebraska City Post 8 with a 17-12 season mark.