Vikings hold off late rally from Rebels for key league win

CROWN CITY — Wilson Phillips sang “Hold on for one more day.” The Symmes Valley Vikings had to hold on for one more inning.

The Vikings survived a big seventh inning rally to edge the South Gallia Rebels 9-7 in a Southern Ohio Conference-2 game on Thursday.

The Vikings (6-7, 6-1) scored twice in the top of the seventh to take a comfortable 9-2 lead. But the Rebels (4-8, 3-6) rallied in the bottom of the inning for 5 runs with the aid of some Symmes Valley errors.

Gradee Holland went 6.1 innings for the win as he gave up 6 hits, 6 runs of which 4 were earned, struck out 11 and walked 5.

Mason Campbell came on to get the save as he gave up one hit, one unearned run and had a strikeout.

Symmes Valley outhit the Rebels 12-8 with Andy Strow going 3-4 with a double and 3 runs batted in while Tanner Corn was 2-4 with a double and 3 RBI and Carson Brammer 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI. Others for the Vikings were Mason Campbell 2-4 with a double, Jason Gates was 1-2 with a double and an RBI, Ben Hutchison 1-3 and Tanner Thompson 1-4.

Sym. Valley 140 101 2 = 9 12 4

South Gallia 100 010 5 = 7 8 1

Gradee Holland, Mason Campbell (7) and Andy Strow. Grant McComas, Hayden Kemp (7) and Garrett Gibson. W-Holland (IP-6.1, H-6, R-6, ER-4, K-11, BB-5). Save-Campbell (IP-0.2, H-1, R-1, ER-0, K-1, BB-0). L-McComas (IP-6.0, H-9, R-7, ER-3, K-7, BB-3). Kemp (IP-1.0, H-2, R-2, ER-2, K-2, BB-0). Hitting–Symmes Valley: Andy Stow 3-4 2B 3-RBI, Tanner Thompson 1-4, Tanner Corn 2-4 2B 3-RBI, Carson Brammer 2-4 2B 2-RBI, Mason Campbell 2-4 2B, Jason Gates 1-2 2B RBI, Ben Hutchison 1-3; South Gallia: Dusty Mooney 1-3 2B 2-RBI, Garrett Gibson 2-4 RBI, Grant McComas 1-1 RBI, Hayden Kemp 1-4 RBI, Ryan Harrison, Damion Ashworth 1-4, Noah Devine 1-4.