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Comets fall to Lena-Winslow in cross-conference battle LENA — Fireworks were metaphorically flying, in an offensive display, as 25 runs were scored between the LenaWinslow Panthers and the Sterling Newman Central Catholic Comets, in a game played on Monday, May 9. Lena-Winslow would come back from a second inning, 9-1 deficit, to edge their guests, 15-10. The Panthers scored their first run in the bottom of the first inning and followed it up with five more in the second. Heading into the third inning, the Comets maintained the 9-6 edge. Neither team would score again until the fifth inning, where Lena-Winslow tallied eight runs, to grab the 14-9 advantage. In the bottom of the sixth, the Panthers scored their final run. The Comets scored their final run in the top of the seventh inning, but could not manufacture enough offense to keep the game going. Trey Chenong picked up the win in relief, after he pitched five and one-third innings strong. Conference play continued for Lena-Winslow as they played host to the co-op of Pecatonica and Durand. In the Thursday, May 12 battle, the Panthers came up short, as they fell 20-10, even after a hot start. Lena-Winslow scored first, as they plated five runs in the bottom of the first inning. One half-inning later, the Indians responded, as they scored four runs of their own.
Lena-Winslow scored two runs in the bottom of the second to claim a three-run advantage, but could not shutdown the co-op in the top of the third, as they answered with two runs of their own. A quiet fourth inning saw the Panthers enter the fifth still holding on to a one-run lead, 7-6. The game changed quickly, as Pecatonica-Durand batted in the top of the fifth. The Panthers could not find the out, as their guests scored eight runs and took the commanding 14-7 edge. Lena-Winslow battled back in the bottom of the fifth, but the two-runs scored would only cut into the ever-growing advantage, slightly. The Indians came right back in the top of the sixth inning and scored two runs in response. Heading into the home half of the sixth inning, the Panthers were again looking at a seven run disadvantage, as they found themselves down 16-9. Pec-Durand scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning, which gave them the elevenrun advantage. The game was allowed to continue, even though the tenrun mark had been eclipsed. The Panthers scored a single run in the bottom of the seventh, leading to the final of 20-10. Noah Peight was credited with three hits in the game for Lena-Winslow. On Friday, May 13, LenaWinslow fell to Milledgeville, 7-1. The game would be decided
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Fire destroys supper club in Warren
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Lena firefighters were among the five area departments answering a mutual aid call from Warren when fire was discovered early Thursday morning in The Olde Hotel. The structure is deemed a total loss.
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