Alliance Spartans To Play For State Championship

Alliance will need to beat Hickman twice if the Spartans want to win the Class B American Legion Senior baseball tournament championship tonight.

Alliance kept their season alive with a dominating 7-1 win over host Crete in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Brantz Haubska collected three hits and scored a pair of runs to propel the Spartan offense. Vic Hinojosa went 6 ⅔ innings in getting the win.

Hickman used a five run fifth to break open a 7-6 game against Columbus Lakeview for a 12-6 victory.

Hickman and Alliance played on Monday night with Titans earning a 6-3 win.

The championship game is slated for 3:00 pm with a 2nd “if-needed” game to immediately follow.