MC 9s go 0-2 at district

The Morgan City 9-year-old All-Stars experienced a tough weekend during the District 3 tournament a week ago as the squad finished 0-2 against teams it had either beaten or tied earlier in postseason tune up play.
On June 27, the team fell to Franklin 7-6 after Franklin scored the winning run in its final at bat in the bottom of the sixth inning.
On Saturday, Thibodaux defeated the Morgan City squad 8-2.
Earlier this postseason, Morgan City had tied Franklin 9-all and had defeated Thibodaux twice, 14-0 and 12-4.
Friday, Morgan City took a 2-1 lead after an inning and a 4-3 advantage after the second frame.
However, Franklin scored three runs in the bottom of the third for a 6-4 lead.
While Morgan City tied the game at 6 after runs in the top of the fifth and sixth innings, Franklin plated the winning run in the bottom of the inning.
Offensively, Ty Eschette and Zane Griffin led Morgan City. Eschette was 3-for-3 with an RBI, while Griffin finished 2-for-2 with two doubles and three RBIs.
Caleb O’Con finished 2-for-2, while Ty’ Jon Folse was 2-for-3 to round out Morgan City’s top hitters.

Eschette took the loss in relief for Morgan City.
Dylan Duval started the contest for Morgan City.
Saturday, Morgan City never led as Thibodaux took a 2-0 lead after an inning and extended it to 4-0 after its third inning at bat.
While Morgan City cut its deficit to 4-2 in the bottom of the third, Thibodaux added two runs apiece in the fifth and sixth innings.
O’Con suffered the loss. He tossed three innings.
In relief, Zane Griffin pitched two innings and fanned five.
Duval also pitched an inning.
Offensively, Eschette finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Keegan Lange was 1-for-1; Vernon Singleton, 1-for-2; and O’Con, 1-for-3.