By John RittenhouseIn a battle between last year’s Section 3AA and Section 3A champions, the Jackson County Central Huskies rallied from a four-run deficit to nip the Adrian Dragons 7-5 during a high school baseball game in Adrian Thursday.State Class AA champion JCC found itself facing a 5-1 deficit after four innings of play. The Huskies, however, battled back to tie the game at five with a four-run fifth inning before plating the winning runs in the top of the sixth.The game was tied at one after Brent Tjepkes, who slapped three hits for AHS, singled and scored on a fielder’s choice by Nick Weidert in the bottom of the second.Tjepkes delivered a two-run single to give the Dragons a 3-1 lead in the second.Brandon Diekmann, who also had three hits for AHS, doubled home a run before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Levi Bullerman in the fourth as the Dragons opened a four-run lead (5-1) that wouldn’t last.Diekmann tossed the first four and two-thirds innings without gaining a decision. He allowed four runs and five hits during a five-strikeout effort. Cody Kontz took the loss after surrendering two runs in one and one-third innings. Will Lutmer tossed a scoreless seventh inning.Adrian was scheduled to play Red Rock Central-Westbrook-Walnut Grove in Lamberton Tuesday, but the game was rained out. The game will be played April 23 in Lamberton.The Dragons play games in Mountain Lake today and in Worthington Friday.
