Cougars nip J-Hawks in epic battle, 12-11
The Cedar Rapids Jefferson J-Hawks didn't know when they were licked in their ballgame at Kennedy on Tuesday night.
Unfortunately for Jefferson, neither did the Cougars.
Kennedy rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and topped the J-Hawks, 12-11, on a game-winning single by Andrew Johnson.
Jefferson scored three runs in the top of the seventh to take an 11-10 lead, but the Cougars tied the game on a double by Derek Jacobus and won it on Johnson's clean single to left.
"That was a dogfight," said Jefferson Coach Kyle Rodenkirk. "That's exactly what you want when you come to the yard.
"Tip your caps to those guys. We'd knock them down, they'd get right back up. It was fun."
The J-Hawks (9-26, 7-17) picked themselves off the canvas as well, but the Cougars (17-13, 13-7) had the final at-bats and made them count.
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