High school roundup: Jackson baseball team gets revenge on Poplar Bluff

Landon Mills hit a two-run home run to help lead the Jackson baseball team to a 5-3 vengeful victory over its conference nemesis Poplar Bluff on Wednesday.

Tyler Slinkard picked up the win on the mound. He went the distance and gave up three earned runs on seven hits, struck out seven and walked one.

Ben Maudie and Cameron Duke each added a triple for Jackson (11-15, 2-5).

Wesley Pyles took the loss. He pitched five innings and gave up five earned runs on seven hits with 13 strikeouts and no walks.

Lucas Tibbs hit a double to pace Poplar Bluff (14-3, 4-1).

The Mules defeated the Indians 11-1 six days ago in the opening round of the SEMO Conference Tournament.

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WP -- Tyler Slinkard. LP -- Wesley Pyles. HR -- Landon Mills (J). 3B -- Ben Maudie (J), Cameron Duke (J). 2B -- Lucas Tibbs (PB). Multiple hits -- Jackson: Jordan Hadden 2-3; Poplar Bluff: Logan Misner 2-3, Jared Moses 2-3. Records -- Jackson 11-15, Poplar Bluff 14-3.

Chaffee 16, East Prairie 6

Cody Payne went 4 for 6 at the plate and batted in six runs as the Red Devils routed the Eagles on the road.

Layton Tenkhoff was the winning pitcher. He threw five innings and allowed four earned runs on four hits, struck out six and walked two.

Jordan Kinder and Devon Yahn each doubled for Chaffee (19-2).

Mack Marcum took the loss on the mound. He pitched 2/3 of an inning and allowed two earned runs and four unearned runs on three hits, struck out one and walked one.

Dustin Bryars hit a double and Levi Branam had four RBIs to pace East Prairie (5-13).

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East Prairie 110 020 2 -- 6 5 4

WP -- Layton Tenkhoff. LP -- Mack Marcum. 2B -- Dustin Bryars (EP), Jordan Kinder (C), Devon Yahn (C). Multiple hits -- Chaffee: Devon Yahn 2-6, Cody Payne 4-6, Layton Tenkhoff 2-3, Jordan Kinder 2-4, Storm Estes 2-5, Ryan Lohmann 2-4, Cole Hanna 3-5; East Prairie: Mack Marcum 2-2, Seth Bays 2-3. Records -- Chaffee 19-2, East Prairie 5-13.

Dexter 8, Central 5

The Bearcats rallied from a 4-0 deficit and scored eight runs in their final two at-bats to deal a vengeful victory to the conference rival Tigers.

Jason Mattison secured a complete-game victory for Dexter (7-10, 2-4). He allowed seven hits and struck out six.

Mattison, Colton Averett and Nick Noble had consecutive two-out RBI hits for the Bearcats in the bottom of the fifth inning.

A sacrifice fly by Dexter's Dalton Manuel tied the game at 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Cody Neldon followed with a two-run homer to put the Bearcats on top 7-5. Dexter added an unearned run later in the sixth to set the final score.

Josh Morse, who pitched the first 5 1/3 innings for Central (8-15, 1-4), drove home the Tigers' first run from third base when he grounded out in the top of the first.

Central's Tyler Myers had a two-RBI single in the top of the fourth inning. Hayden Lynn also collected an RBI in the top of the fourth on a groundout for the Tigers.

Central defeated Dexter 6-5 in 10 innings five days ago in a consolation semifinal of the SEMO Conference Tournament.

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WP -- Jason Mattison. LP -- Josh Morse. HR -- Cody Neldon (D). 2B -- Colton Averett (D), Matt Chism (C), Trevor Propst (C). Multiple hits -- Dexter: Colton Averett 2-4. Records -- Central 8-15, Dexter 7-10.

Sikeston 10, Oran 0

Blake Wolferding and Sam Cox each hit a triple as the Bulldogs romped the Eagles at home in five innings.

Doug Still was the winning pitcher. He went the distance and allowed three hits and two walks while striking out eight for Sikeston (11-9).

Hunter Schlosser endured the loss on the mound and had two of the Eagles' three hits to pace Oran (13-8).

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WP -- Doug Still. LP -- Hunter Schlosser. 3B -- Blake Wolferding (S), Sam Cox (S). 2B -- Colton Black (S). Multiple hits -- Oran: Hunter Schlosser 2-2; Sikeston: Sam Cox 3-3, Audie Hay 2-3. Records -- Oran 13-8, Sikeston 11-9.

-- From staff reports