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GALLIPOLIS — Ironton was taking its games one at a time and decided their key game against Gallia Academy, they would cross that bridge when they got there. The game came on Tuesday as the Fighting Tigers decided they’d cross the Carter Bridges against the Blue Devils. Bridges went 3-4 with a double, home run and 3 runs batted in to lead a 15-hit attack and spark Ironton to an 8-3 must-win in an Ohio Valley Conference showdown. “That was the best all-around game we have playe

IRONTON — The offense was getting hits while the pitcher wasn’t giving up hits. It was the perfect combination. The Ironton Fighting Tigers banged out 11 hits while pitcher Carson Freeman hurled a one-hitter in a 10-0 Ohio Valley Conference run rule win on Monday. “Carson pitched a very good game and the kids hit well,” said Ironton coach John Hunt. “The key for us is to keep getting good pitching and keeping our bats going.” Freeman picked up his second win of the season — b