Article: West Holmes doesn't go easy

By AARON DORKSEN

Daily Record Sports Editor

MILLERSBURG -- With just one loss between them, the Holmes County baseball showdown between visiting Hiland and unbeaten West Holmes shaped up to be one of the best in the longtime rivalry Friday.

That's exactly how it played out -- for the final half inning -- as the Hawks sweated out a 6-4 victory.

Hiland (11-1) was in complete control for the first 6 1/2 innings in building a 6-0 lead. The Hawks scored five runs in the first inning off of losing pitcher Zac Mathie, while senior lefthander Tony Yoder carried a no-hitter into the seventh.

However, the Knights (10-1) weren't about to go from no losses to no hits, especially against their ...

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