RAWLINS – The Green River Knights have been involved in several high-scoring games recently. On Friday, they were at it again in the South District finals in Rawlins.
On Thursday, Green River opened the tournament against Torrington. After finishing the regular season on top of its division, the Knights earned a first-round bye. The squad jumped one hurdle as they earned a State Tournament berth with a 13-3 win.
On Friday, Green River returned to the field with the District Tournament trophy in sight. To get to the top they would have to take down Cheyenne. The Hawks beat Evanston 12-2 to earn their spot in the finals.
Runs came from everywhere in the finals but when the smoke cleared, the Knights came up three runs short, 17-14 Cheyenne will take the top spot while Green River will enter in the second position from the south.
The Single A State Tournament will get underway July 21 in Lovell. Green River will play the final game of the day on Thursday as they will battle the host team. Lovell beat Gillette 15-3 to open North District Tournament. On Thursday, Lovell fell to Cody 12-6. Cody is one of the favorites to win it all again.
With everything on the line, Lovell would dig down deep and win when it counted the most. In a close battle, Lovell earned a spot at the State Tournament with a 10-8 win over Douglas.
District Tournament Results
South District Tournament at Rawlins
Wednesday, July 15
(#2 SE) Torrington 17 (#3 SW) Riverton 15
(#2 SW) Evanston 14 (#3 SE) Rawlins 2
Thursday, July 16
(#1 SW) Green River 13 Torrington 3 – Green River to state
(#1 SE) Cheyenne 12 Evanston 2 – Cheyenne to state
Riverton 10 Rawlins 0 – Rawlins Eliminated.
Evanston 16 Torrington 1 – Evanston to state
Friday, July 17
Riverton 17 Torrington 1 – Torrington out, Riverton to state
Cheyenne 17 Green River 14 – Cheyenne top seed, GR two seed
North District Tournament at Wheatland
Wednesday, July 15
(#3 NW) Lovell 15 (#2 NE) Gillette 3
(#3 NE) Wheatland 19 (#2 NW) Powell 2
Thursday, July 16
(#1 NW) Cody 12 Lovell 6 – Cody to state
Wheatland 7 (#1 NE) Douglas 1 – Wheatland to state
Gillette Rustlers 15 Powell Pioneers 5 – Powell Eliminated.
Lovell Mustangs 10 Douglas Cats 8 – Lovell to state
Friday, July 17
Gillette Rustlers 25 Douglas Cats 7 – Douglas out, Gillette to state
Cody Cubs 10 Wheatland Lobos 0 – Cody top seed at stateÂ
State Tournament Match-ups
Tuesday, July 21
(#3S) Evanston Outlaws vs. (#2N) Wheatland Lobos – 10am
(#4S) Riverton Raiders vs. (#1N) Cody Cubs – 1pm
(#4N) Gillette Rustlers vs. (#1S) Cheyenne Hawks – 4pm
(#3N) Lovell Mustangs vs. (#2S) Green River Knights – 7pm
Wednesday, July 22
Evanston/Wheatland loser vs. Gillette/Cheyenne loser – loser out
Riverton/Cody loser vs. Lovell/Green River loser – loser out
Evanston/Wheatland winner vs. Gillette/Cheyenne winner
Riverton/Cody winner vs. Lovell/Green River winner
Other matchups TBA.
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