Jackson loses lead, falls to House Springs 7-6

Jackson's American Legion team could not hold on to a 6-2 lead and fell 7-6 Friday at House Springs.

Jackson scored five runs in the third and one in the fourth, and led 6-2 after four innings. House Springs tied the score with a four-run fifth, and a run in the bottom of the seventh clinched the win in the nine-inning contest.

Levi Petzoldt took the loss after surrendering all seven runs in six innings. Logan Lawson and Geoff Enders had two hits apiece, and Zach Ayers had three RBIs.

Jackson will host De Soto in a 1 p.m. doubleheader today.