Tilden, Neligh PeeWees Finish 2nd, 3rd In Tournament

The Tilden pee wee baseball team finished second and the Neligh #1 team was third in the Quad County Tournament on Sunday.

Neligh #1 defeated Tilden in their first round of tournament play on Thursday. 

Tilden dropped into the loser's bracket to play Neligh #2 on Friday. Tilden got the win and moved on to play Battle Creek #2 on Saturday morning and Pierce on Saturday night.

Neligh proceeded to knock off the top seeded team, Albion #1, in the second round on Saturday and advanced to play in the semi-final round against Battle Creek #1 on Sunday. 

Neligh fell short against Battle Creek and dropped into the loser's bracket to face the Tilden team which had battled its way back into contention. Neligh couldn't hold off Tilden a second time and Tilden advanced to the championship round. Battle Creek #1 defeated Tilden for the championship.

Eleven teams played in the league tournament, which was held Monday through Sunday in Neligh.



 

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