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Page 2B THETHE TOWNS TOWNS COUNTY COUNTY HERALD HERALD March March 4, 2020 4, 2020 Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports ooolgofk[gmflq`]jYd\f]lÛÝÛ<¤eYadÛl[`]jYd\³oaf\klj]Yef]l Indians Baseball wins big at NASCAR 2020 By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter Riverside, performs well in Savannah Bowman Gets Second Cup Win FONTANA, CA - Alex Bowman picked up his second ca- reer NASCAR Cup Series victory this past Sunday, as he outraced the Busch Brothers. Bowman led five times for 110 laps of the 200 lap race. He was near the front for most of the race. He relinquished the lead briefly when he made his last pit stop un- der green, but regained it on lap 170 and finished the race by nearly 9-seconds ahead of Kyle Busch. Bowman, the 26-year-old Arizonan, grew up racing almost weekly in nearby Pomona. “I grew up racing just 20 minutes from here, so this is really a special day,” said Bowman. “We’ve been so good to start this season. We didn’t win the other races, but but we’ve had a nearly perfect team. We’ve got to go win a bunch more, but man, it feels good to have Bowman Gets Second Cup Win one this early.” Hamlin-94, 8. DiBenedetto-87, 9. Racing and a few of NASCAR’s Kyle Busch moved into sec- Larson-86, 10. Almirola-82. other teams are doing well, Hen- ond-place after Ryan Blaney had to HARRISON BURTON GETS drick Motorsports has fallen on lean pit with three laps to go. FIRST XFINITY WIN times. Bowman’s win this past Sun- The Indians went 2-1 during their three-game road trip to Savannah last week. Photo/Lisa Oakes. “Yeah, we have a lot of work Harrison Burton, son of for- day was something they needed. The four-car organization By Chad Stack nings and helping the Indians a Saturday doubleheader on to do,” Kyle Busch said. “Guys did mer NASCAR racer, Jeff Burton a great job here, though, just trying held off teammate Riley Herbst for was the top Cup Series team for Towns County Herald win their season opener that Feb. 29. to work on it and trying to make ev- his first career Xfinity Series victory years. From 2010-14, they claimed Staff Writer Tuesday. Freshman Caleb Berrong erything that we could out of it all Saturday at Fontana. 43 victories. There were four Next up, the Indians trav- started on the mound for the day long, all weekend long. The car “To get a win feels so good, straight championships from 1995- Towns County Baseball, eled to Savannah to play three Indians against the Redskins. wasn’t a winning car, but thankfully especially after we struggled a little 98; another in ’01; five straight from 3-1, started the 2020 season games starting Thursday, Feb. Berrong pitched through four we got a good finish out of here — bit last year,” Burton said. “Once 2006-10; and two others in ‘13 and with a big win on the road in 27. innings, giving up eight hits we tried to get some points. we moved up to the top at the end, it ‘16. But that changed after the 2016 “We’ve unloaded the last was going to be hard for him to pass season. Over the last five seasons, Gainesville, defeating River- On the way to Savannah, and eight runs while striking 2015-19, the team reached victory side Military Academy 10-2 on the Indians and Head Baseball out two batters. two weeks — I don’t think we’ve us. Just trying to be smart and not had to make a change in the race car put it in the wall leading.” lane just 25 times. In 2018, there Tuesday, Feb. 25. Coach Shannon Floyd took the Kinsey was called to the were just three wins. time to visit the National Mu- from how it came off the truck. That Austin Cindric was third, fol- The Indians were sup- mound to start the sixth inning, makes my job a heck of a lot easier. lowed by Ryan Sieg, Justin Haley, Jimmie Johnson’s 2016 sea- posed to host Riverside on seum of the Mighty Eighth Air and while Kinsey held Bryan I’m just so proud of this team. We Anthony Alfredo, Daniel Hemric, son was the last really good one. Monday, Feb. 24, but were Force in Pooler, Georgia. County scoreless to close the put a lot of effort into this new car, Ross Chastain, Jeremy Clements, Today, Hendrick Motorsports is the forced to reschedule their home “During the visit, our game, the Indians were unable and it’s obviously worked out really and Josh Williams. one doing the chasing, digging deep opener due to inclement weath- team learned about the Mighty to generate enough offense to well.” Top-10 leaders after 3 of 33: and searching for week-to-week er, which is why they faced off Eighth and the great sacrifices mount a comeback. Kurt Busch was third, while 1. H. Burton-136, 2. Briscoe-126, 3. consistency. made by all Americans in the Chase Elliott finished fourth. Cindric-118, 4. Sieg-112, 5. Haley- “It’s one of those things,” against the Eagles Tuesday in After dropping the first said Rick Hendrick. “You accept it, Gainesville instead of in Towns defense of our freedom dur- game of the doubleheader, how- Elliott’s team was off this 105, 6. B. Jones-103, 7. Chastain- week. He did not win either stage of 100, 8. Annett-99, 9. Gragson-98, but you don’t like it. It’s hard, and County. ing World War II,” the Towns ever, the Indians bounced right it’s going to be hard. But I feel good County Schools Facebook back with a convincing 12-6 the race, or lead any laps. 10. Allgaier-98. During the game, the Brad Keselowski was fifth, Other Racing News: Matt about where we are, and I’m ex- Eagles jumped out to a 2-0 lead page said. win over the Liberty County Denny Hamlin was sixth and Jim- DiBenedetto is having his best-ever cited about the future. I hate to see in the second inning, scoring The first of the team’s Panthers. mie Johnson, who started on the start of a season. It’s clearly still too Jimmie hang it up, because of just their only runs in the game. The three games in South Georgia They kicked things off outside pole, led 3 times for 10 laps early to judge his entire season. But his contribution to the sport and to Indians answered right back was against Windsor Forest with a 4-0 lead in the top of finished seventh. his results thus far give some reason our company, and the kind of guy with a score to cut Riverside’s Knights, whom the Indians the first inning, tacking on two “Our team is going in the for optimism. With finishes of 19th he is. But we’re determined to give defeated 15-6 on Thursday. more runs in the second and two right direction,” Johnson said. “I’ve at Daytona, a second at Las Vegas, him every opportunity to go out the lead to one in the third. way a champion should.” Both teams went score- They were down 5-2 in more runs in the third to give known in my heart what I’m ca- he is showing the stuff which real pable of and what our team is. … racers are made of. Racing Joke: During lunch less through the next three the bottom of the second, but at Towns County a commanding break at the race car shop, Kevin the top of the third, the Indians 8-2 lead heading into the fifth We just faded too much at the end. He moved to the Cup Se- innings before the Indians I thought I was going to blow a tire, ries in 2015, but it was with several and one of the mechanics take a lit- mounted a 9-0 run – one score scored three runs of their own to inning. but we salvaged a top-10 out of it. under-funded organizations includ- tle walk along a side street. A man is in the seventh inning and eight tie the game at five apiece. The Indians added two It’s a huge thing for us out here in ing BK Racing, Go Fas Racing holding a sign that reads: “Talking more in the eighth – to close From there, Towns more runs in the sixth and California. There’s been great vibes and then Leavine Family Racing in dog for sale, $10.” the game, defeating Riverside County never looked back, as two more in the seventh to de- the whole weekend.” 2019. Each organization unfolded Kevin couldn’t believe his Military Academy 10-2 for they continued to put runs on feat the Panthers 12-6 in what Johnson’s winless streak with more disappointments and ears, when the dog said, “Please the board, adding two runs in served as a sweet victory to now stands at 98, the worst of his a few moments of glory, leaving buy me. I’m a great dog. I played their season opener. professional football. I was even Sophomore Collin the fourth inning while holding officially mark the end of their career. DiBenedetto looking for more. Aric Almirola, Kevin Har- Over the years, DiBenedetto nominated most valuable player.” Crowder started on the mound the Knights to just one run that trip to Savannah.