Elgin, Moline Play To Tie In Firecracker Classic

MATTOON -- Moline and Elgin played to a 1-1 tie in the championship game of the Mattoon Post 88 Firecracker Baseball Classic Sunday. The game ended in a tie due to weather.

Teams finished in pool play:

Pool A: Mattoon Post 88 (4-0), Shelby County Post 289-611-725 (3-1), Crawfordsville, Ind. Post 72 (2-2), Ford/Iroquois Post 432 (1-3), Olney Post 30 (0-4)

Pool B: Elgin Post 57 (4-0), Lincoln Post 263 (3-1), Charleston Post 93 (2-2), Champaign Post 24 (1-3), Clay County, Ind. Post 2 (0-4)

Pool C: Moline Post 246 (4-0), Rantoul Post 287 (3-1), Teutopolis (2-2), Decatur Post 105 (1-3), Piatt County (0-4)

Friday's scores included:

Lincoln 4, Charleston 1

Mattoon 4, Shelby County 1

Elgin 8, Clay County 4

Moline 8, Decatur 1

Shelby County 6, Crawfordsville 4

Mattoon 5, Olney 4

Teutopolis 1, Decatur 0

Rantoul 8, Piatt County 0

Crawfordsville 6, Ford/Iroquois 3

Lincoln 12, Champaign 0

Teutopolis 5, Piatt County 4

Champaign 7, Clay County 3

Saturday's scores included:

Moline 15, Piatt County 0

Rantoul 3, Teutopolis 2

Charleston 6, Clay County 2

Rantoul 3, Decatur 1

Moline 2, Teutopolis 0

Mattoon 9, Ford/Iroquois 0

Shelby County 12, Ford/Iroquois County 4

Crawfordsville 3, Olney 1

Elgin 5, Champaign 3

Shelby County 7, Olney 5

Lincoln 9, Clay County 1

Elgin 6, Charleston 3

Sunday's Finals:

Moline won on forfeit over Rantoul

Elgin 5, Mattoon 4

Championship -- Moline 1, Elgin 1