Coty McGregor struck out nine in a complete-game win, as Karns City downed Meridian 5-3 in a recent Butler County American Legion baseball game.

Meridian's Jim McCaslin fanned 12 batters and added two triples in a losing effort.

Karns City 100 210 1—5 4 1Meridian 201 000 0—3 6 1WP: Coty McGregor (7 IP) 9 strikeouts, 4 walks.

LP: Jim McCaslin (7 IP) 12 strikeouts, 8 walks

Karns City: Chad Bell 2-1B

Meridian: Jim McCaslin 1B 2-3B, Joe Black HR

Thursday: Karns City at West Sunbury