Canton Middle fashioned a five-run rally in the top of the seventh, overcoming Polk County Middle 11-7 at Polk County Recreation Complex.
The Wolverines (5-5-1) held a 7-6 lead entering the final inning. But the Bears (4-5) took advantage of four walks, an error and a base hit to set the foundation for the winning rally.
Canton scored a run in the opening inning, but Polk answered with three runs in the bottom half of the inning. Kenzie Alm ripped a leadoff triple, then scored on Emma Hayford’s grounder. Hayford and Lucy Tessnair later scored on a Canton error to give the Wolverines a 3-1 lead.
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The Bears made it 5-3 in the third inning, then extended the lead to 6-3 in the fifth, but Polk began to rally in the bottom of the inning. With two outs and two runners on, Tessnair cleared the bases with a triple, cutting the Canton lead to 6-5.
Polk then took the lead in the bottom of the sixth. Camdyn Israel-Garrett singled to open the inning, moved to second on a passed ball and took third on Minda McComas’ one-out single. AJ Jackson’s grounder scored Israel-Garrett, and McComas later scored on a Hayford grounder to make it 7-6.
McComas finished 2-for-3, wit Alm, Tessnair and Israel-Garrett adding base hits.
Polk Middle closes its regular season on Monday, traveling to Flat Rock Middle for a 4:30 p.m. game.
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