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Mariners pop off opponents at annual Firecracker Tourney
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POLSON — The Mission Valley Mariners A capped off their Firecracker Tournament run with a comeback victory over the Glacier Twins B team Sunday afternoon, squeaking by the Twins 7-6 to take second place in the Mariners’ annual Fourth of July tourney at O’Malley Park.
The Mission Valley team was down 4-1 after the first two innings but was able to recover behind two triples from Derek Peel, who scored two runs, and another two RBI singles from Bransen Krebs. Jonah Burke and Nyqolas Gillingham added two hits each.
On Saturday, the Mariners shut down Cranbrook 16-2 and then tied Livingston 3-3 in a seven-inning matchup called due to time limitations.
Against Cranbrook, the Mariners blew up in the third inning, tallying nine runs to take a hefty lead over the Bandits. Peel hit a two-run homer in the second inning and an RBI in the third. Jacob Harrod, AJ Jones and Kade Schutzmann each had two hits, and Harrod tossed four strikeouts in the five-inning game.
Peel pitched the whole game against Livingston, striking out six Braves and allowing just one run.
In an earlier game on Friday, the Mariners beat Deer Lodge 6-3 after a four-run fifth inning, scoring on two singles and two walks with RBIs by Jonah Burke, Nyqolas Gillingham and Justin Young. Tyson Petticrew pitched the first six frames and Noah McDonald came in to pick up the final two outs.
The Mission Valley A team also beat Dillon 7-1 on Thursday.
The Mariners B squad fell to Cranbrook 6-2 in their final match after beating the Deer Lodge Wranglers 7-3 earlier on Saturday and losing 17-1 to Livingston on Thursday.
The Mariners traveled to Florence on Tuesday to take on the Bitterroot Bucs and will play in a tournament in Missoula on Sunday.
