By Nathan Ham
The 8U Boone Equip team has a winner-take-all game on Tuesday evening for the Cal Ripkin Baseball Western Division Area 3 Tournament Championship. The team will rematch South Buncombe after the Boone team lost on Monday by an 8-1 score.
The 7U and 9U teams finished as tournament runner-ups after falling in their respective championship games on Monday. The 7U team was defeated by East Rowan, 5-2 in a rain-shortened game. The 9U team lost to South Buncombe by a 9-0 score.
All three teams have earned spots in the upcoming state tournament that will begin play this weekend.