Tigers battle to championship of LaRoche varsity tourney

Fort Scott’s Kaden Cannon hits as Brady Messer waits on deck in the second inning of the Tigers’ 11-10 win over the Ottawa Cyclones in the opening game of the LaRoche Varsity Baseball Tournament Thursday afternoon. The Tigers scored two of their six runs in the inning on a single by Cannon, whose single in the sixth tied the game, 10-10.

Jason E. Silvers/Tribune photo

The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team went 2-0 Thursday and advanced to the championship game of the LaRoche Varsity Baseball Tournament, which will be played today.

The Tigers (9-1) earned an 11-10 win over the Ottawa Cyclones in game one Thursday afternoon, then edged the Carl Junction Bulldogs 2-1 Thursday night.

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