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McKENZIE (April 5) — The McKenzie High School Rebels hosted Bradford Friday for a non-district baseball contest. The Red Devils started strong, but the Rebels scored in each of the first five innings and pulled away in the fifth for an 11-4 victory.
Bradford struck first with a pair of runs in the top of the first, but McKenzie scored one in each of the first three innings to take the lead in the bottom of the third. The Red Devils would tie it with a run in the fourth, but the Rebels answered with a pair in the home half to take the lead for good. They opened up the lead with six runs in the fifth, and Bradford mustered just a run in the top of the sixth.
Rebel Jake McDaniel was 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and a run scored. Tyler Spivey was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base. Murphy Watkins was 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Chase Colotta was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored. Landon Johnson was 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored. Cameron Kee was 1-for-2 with a walk. Harold Smith was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Chase Daffron was 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.