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(NewsDakota.com) The LaMoure Post 19 American Legion baseball team split their doubleheader with Kindred Post 117 at Kindred Tuesday evening.

The first game saw a back and forth affair with Post 19 coming out on top 5-4. LaMoure scored first with a two run home run from Jared Meiklejohn. Post 117 added a run in the fourth and another three in the fifth to give them their first lead of the evening. The winning runs for LaMoure came in with two outs in the top of the sixth on a two RBI single by Roddy Gentzkow. Brady Theilges held on for the win; despite hitting four batters, including three in a row in the fifth.  

In the second game, Kindred was able to secure a 5-2 victory. Meiklejohn took the loss going all seven innings surrendering five runs on nine hits with six strikouts; just two of the runs were earned.

Post 19 LaMoure is scheduled to play in the Leever’s Classic in Valley City this weekend. Coverage of the entire tournament can be heard on Q101.1 FM and NewsDakota.com with Matt Douglass.