Post 8 Junior Legion Falls Short in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Pierre Post 8 Legion Junior Varsity went 0 and 5 in a tournament in Sioux Falls over the weekend. Pierre wrapped up the 3 days on the short end of a 12-7 score to Yankton on Sunday. Eric Leif and Andy Gordon combined for 6 innings on the mound allowing 7 hits. But Pierre could not overcome 8 errors in the game although Yankton had 7 miscues in the field. Both teams had 7 hits with Issac Rombough getting two hits and Gordon had 2 RBI’s. The Post 8 JV’s record fell to 5-9 with the loss. In games played earlier in the tournament, Pierre opened the tournament on Friday with a 8-2 setback to Watertown. Then the Rosemount Irish U16 squad dumped Pierre 7-1. On Saturday, Renner downed Pierre 1-3 and Sioux Falls Post 15 East defeated the JV’s 12-6.