JUNIORS CITY CHAMPIONSHIP, June 4
Giants 2, Cubs 1 — In a tight pitcher’s duel at Alto, the Giants used a tie-breaking RBI single from Cooper Mitchell to plate Winston Franklin in the bottom of the sixth for the win.
Aidan Kirkley then closed the game for the Giants with a perfect seventh inning.
Starters Declan Murphy of the Giants and Timo Ural of the Cubs pitched beautifully; Murphy went five innings and allowed just one run while striking out six, while Ural went 4 and 2/3 and allowed no earned runs, striking out four.