By Brandon Sumrall / Special to the Advertiser

The Thorsby Rebels picked up their second win of the 2018 season over the cross-town rival Jemison Panthers on the road Saturday afternoon.

The Rebels defeated the Panthers 14-2.

After a pair of quick outs to start the game, the Rebels would be the first to put points on the board thanks to a two-out solo home run by Tanner Jones that put Thorsby up 1-0.

A two-out walk to AJ Jackson for Jemison in the bottom half of the first would be all the offense for the Panthers, and the score would remain 1-0 after one inning of play.

Thorsby would tack on three more in the top of the second thanks to a pair of singles by Tyler Jackson and Grayson Bice followed by a bases-loading bunt by Tucker Patterson. Jackson would score on a wild pitch at the plate, while a bases-loaded walk to Christopher Niece and a sacrifice fly by Chase Birchfield would give the Rebels a 4-0 lead.

With Jemison going in order through the bottom half of the second, the Panthers would continue to trail by four.

The scoring trend by the Rebels would continue into the third, as Jackson would get things started with a double that would set up a RBI single by Bice. A RBI single by Ricky Sorcia would later see Sorcia score on a Jemison error that would make the score 7-0 in favor of the Rebels.

A leadoff walk by Lawson Payton would lead to the first points of the game for Jemison thanks to an infield ground ball by Hunter Lowery that would make it a 7-1 game after three innings of play.

Birchfield would start the top of the fourth with a leadoff double that would later extend the Thorsby lead to eight thanks to another Jemison error. With the Panthers going in order through the home half of the fourth, Thorsby would take a 8-1 lead to the top of the fifth inning.

Two more runs for the Rebels would come in the top of the fifth, as a two out single from Peyton Carroll and a walk to Niece would set up a two-RBI double by Tanner Jones that would make it a 10-1 Thorsby lead after five innings of play.

The Thorsby bats would finally cool a bit in the top of the sixth inning, as the Rebels would see their first scoreless inning, while the Panthers would tack on one more as a two-out hit by pitch to Austin Chapman would lead to a Jemison run that would make it a 10-2 Thorsby lead heading to the seventh and final inning.

Niece would get the inning started with a leadoff single, followed by Birchfield who reached thanks to catcher interference. Tanner Jones would follow with a RBI single, while Trent Jones clear the bases with a three-run home run deep over the right field wall. A one-out single by Daniel Martin in the bottom of the seventh for Jemison would be followed by a pair of groundball outs that would seal a 14-2 win for the Rebels.

Tanner Jones led Thorsby at the plate with a 4 for 5 performance with two singles, a double, one home run and four RBI’s. Tucker Patterson pitched a complete game for the Rebels while allowing one earned run on four hits with four walks and five strikeouts.

Camden Phillips led Jemison by going 2 for 3 at the plate with a pair of singles. Blake Smith got the start on the mound and threw four and two-third innings while allowing 10 earned runs on 12 hits with four walks and one strikeout.