CHANUTE — Doug Kerr found a fitting analogy for the Iola A Indians Saturday.
“We took that mentality of a boxing match,” he explained. “We’ve just got to keep punching and punching, and hope that eventually we’re gonna break through.”
It was only fitting that Iola put forth an effort that would have made Rocky Balboa blush.
The Indians picked themselves off the proverbial mat, rebounding from a disappointing loss to Chanute to open the Junior Legion Zone Tournament Friday, and then found themselves trailing Garnett, 3-1, in the sixth inning Saturday.
Teetering on the brink of elimination, Iola’s Ben Kerr delivered the hit of the tournament, blasting a bases-loaded drive to the wall.