MADISON – Groton held West Central in check for a 4-2 victory before falling to Beresford 15-2 during an American Legion baseball tournament in Madison on Saturday.

Gavin Englund had a two-run home run home run in the third inning against West Central, and Lincoln Krause drove in a run in the fourth. Englund struck out eight batters in going the distance on the mound.

Beresford scored four times in the first frame, and tacked on five runs in both the third and fifth frames of its victory. Beresford had 16 hits, including six that went for extra-bases.

Groton’s two runs came in the fourth inning when Carter Simon drove in a run with a double before Englund homered in the next at-bat.

Groton 002 200 – 4 10 2

West Central 002 00 – 2 4 0

Gavin Englund and Lincoln Krause; Jericho Klein and Jett Whiting. 2B – Groton, Jarrett Erdmann 2. HR – Groton, Englund.

Beresford 405 15 – 15 16 0

Groton 000 20 – 2 5 0

Ashton Oberle and Noah Schoenfelder; Kason Oswald and Lincoln Krause. 2B – Beresford, Trey Vander Weerdt 2, Oberle, Lucas Anderson, Tommy Walth; Groton, Carter Simon. 3B – Beresford, Schoenfelder. HR – Groton, Gavin Englund.

Milbank 7, Lake Norden-Badger 0

Milbank 011 021 2 – 7 6 1

Lake Norden-Badger 000 000 0 – 0 1 2

Zach Karges, Tyler Heinje (7) and Heinje; Turner Stevenson, Emmett Aho (5) and Evan Schultz. 2B – Milbank, Jaxson Wiese. 3B – Milbank, Mack Koplin.

Note: Milbank received RBI hits from Bennett Hunt, Mack Koplin, Jaxson Wieses and Kye Scoular.