Truro Bearcats

Truro 310 110 000 - 6 11 2 Kentville 100 000 022 - 5 6 2 Nial Hughes (1-0), Michael Hughes (7), Craig Higgins (8), Kelly Spencer (9)(s,1) and Kevin Nichols (0-1), Kevin Daurie (7) and Luke Smith. HR: Tru - Billy MacKenzie (1) Tru - Kevin Matheson - double, two singles, RBI; Billy MacKenzie - three-run Homerun; Winston Brown - double, single; Shawn Fuller - two singles Kent - Ian Lockhart - double, two singles; Mike Lockhart - double, single. Billy MacKenzie's three-run shot in the first innings gave the Bearcats a lead they never relinquished. Nial Hughes gave up a run in the first inning then shut the door over the next five before giving way to Michael Hughes. Kevin Nichols, whose only bad inning came in the first, picked up the loss. Kentville rallied for four runs through the eighth and nineth inning. Kelly Spencer came on in the nineth to end the rally to pick up the save. Game two is slated for tonight in Truro.