The 2014 Senior American Legion zone tournament takes place this weekend in Festus, Mo.
The five-team double-elimination event is slated for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at West City Park in Festus.
Rock Memorial takes on Jackson Thursday at 1 p.m., Eureka plays Festus Thursday at 4 p.m. and Ballwin plays the Rock Memorial-Jackson winner Thursday at 7 p.m.
Action continues with three additional games Friday, two games Saturday and an if-necessary winner-take-all championship Sunday at 1 p.m.
Eureka (17-19) enters the event as the defending champ. Eureka beat Creve Coeur 4-3 and 8-7 in back-to-back zone championship games last season on its way to a second place finish in Missouri.
Ballwin (30-5) beat Eureka 9-8 in the District 10 championship last week. Ballwin went 14-0 in District 10 regular season play and is 4-0 against Eureka this season.
Festus (17-10) beat Rock Memorial (15-16) in the District 13 championship last week. Festus was seeded No. 1 in its six-team district and Rock Memorial finished second as the No. 6 seed in the district.
Jackson (34-7) beat Cape Girardeau Legion 10-9 in the championship of its three-team district last week. Jackson has won the District 14 title the last three seasons.
The winner of the zone tournament advances to the state final four. The final four will take place July 31 - Aug. 2 in Sedalia, Mo.
"I feel the same way I always do -- it's just another tournament," Jackson coach Mark Lewis told the Southeast Missourian. "If we play well we'll have a real chance."
View a complete schedule for the zone tournament below:
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Game 1: Rock Memorial vs. Jackson, 1 p.m.
Game 2: Eureka vs. Festus, 4 p.m.
Game 3: Ballwin vs. Game 1 Winner, 7 p.m.
Game 4: Game 1 Loser vs. Loser Game 2, 1 p.m.
Game 5: Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner, 4 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 7 p.m.
Game 7: Loser Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game vs. Winner Game 7, 7 p.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 8, 1 p.m. (if-necessary)