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The Archbold Blue Streaks took a 6-1 lead into the top of the seventh inning in their OHSAA DIII Sectional Baseball Championship game against the Pauling Panthers at Archbold’s Memorial Park then watched the visitors battle back with five runs to tie the score then one more in the top of the eighth to take a 7-6 lead. Battling the wind and rain as well as the Panthers, the Streaks responded by loading the bases with no one out in the bottom half of the inning and rode Mason Siegel’s two-run single to an 8-7 victory.

Siegel’s clutch hit drove home Devon Morris for the tie and Krayton Kern with the winning run to advance to the DIII District Semi-Finals to be played at Defiance High School on Thursday at 5:00 PM against the Evergreen Vikings who defeated the Otsego Knights 9-5 in another Sectional-Final. Kern and Dominique Carson led the Blue Streak offense with three hits apiece. In addition to his walk-off two-RBI hit, Siegel had another hit and a walk.

Jayson Seiler started the game and threw seven innings in picking up the win under unusual circumstances. After issuing a leadoff walk to begin the seventh inning, Archbold head coach Dick Selgo replace Seiler with Kern. Kern had control issues, was replaced by Siegel who struggled with control as well. Seiler was then reinserted to get the final out of the seventh then pitched the eight inning and was the pitcher of record when came back for the win.

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Photo: Devon Morris scores ahead of the throw,