GARNETT — Iola High’s junior varsity baseball team picked up a doubleheader split Monday in its first action of the season. THE BULLDOGS got the early jump in the second game, building a 4-0 lead before Iola scored one in the fourth and one in the fifth.
The Mustangs scored early and often before holding off an Anderson County rally in a 7-6 win in the opener. Iola’s bats came alive too late in the nightcap, a 5-2 defeat.
Coleson Wiggin picked up the win by pitching a complete game in the five-inning affair. He allowed seven hits and two walks, while striking out seven. He also aided his cause with a double.
Jake Gumfory added a double, while Ben Cooper, Garrett Wade, Wyatt Hines and Joel Zimmerman each had singles.
The Mustangs led 1-0 after one inning, 3-1 after two, 5-2 after three and 7-5 after four. Anderson County rallied for a run in the bottom of the fifth before Wiggin shut the door.
Brice Aiello took the loss. He gave up two hits in 2 2/3 innings. He walked seven and struck out two. Brock Peters came on in relief and gave up one hit in 1 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out three.
Peters rapped out two singles, while Aiello doubled and Zimmerman singled.
The Mustang JV heads to Burlington Thursday for its next matchup.
Mustang JV earns split
