West Fork rides arm of Eliason in 2nd game of sweep

SHEFFIELD – West Fork coach Lance Thompson knew he would need Jacob Eliason to go deep in the second game of a doubleheader against Class 1A second-ranked Mason City Newman.
After taxing his team’s arms in the opener in which the Knights more than batted around in the second inning to post an 18-3 win over the Warhawks in five, Eliason nearly went the distance in the second-game 10-3 loss.
“He pitched pretty well,” Thompson said of Eliason. “We didn’t know for sure. We know Collin Arndt is our No. 1 and we are looking for our No. 2, 3 and 4 pitchers for the season. It was good that we had a doubleheader today, so we could use a few more pitchers and get a better take on it, but Jacob did a really good job of pitching...."
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