Monday's Central Georgia scoreboard (second edition)
Updated at midnight with game info.
MONDAY
High School
Bleckley County 4, Jeff Davis 3
Lane Kitchens drove a first-pitch single to bring in courtesy runner Tripp Purser with the walk-off winning run for the Royals, who tied it with 1 in the sixth. Cohen Lee opened the inning with a single to right and was sacrificed to second. Jack Fernandez went 3-for-3 for Bleckley County, Kitchens and Cody Dennis adding 2 hits each. Purser and Kitchens pitched for Bleckley County.
Brandon Hall 15, Covenant 3
Dodge County 10, Montgomery County 9
Gatewood 6, Bethlehem Christian 5
The Gators used plenty of small ball to win, getting 2-RBI games from Cody Kauffman and Reid Sasser. Walt Jarrett and James Williamson teamed for 8 Ks and 3 BBs for the win.
Harlem 14, Washington County 7
Jones County 7, Locust Grove 6
Teldrick Ross went 4-for-4 with 3 RBI and 2 runs while Jackson Mix was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI and 2 runs for the Greyhounds. Locust Grove pulled within 1 with 3 in the seventh, but T Gordon got a grounder to end it with a runner on.
Perry 8, Howard 6
Perry's 3-run fifth gave the Panthers the lead after Howard's 5-run fifth. Perry had 8 more hits and left 12 runners on, Howard had 8. Starter John Micah Law whiffed 9 and walked 2 in 5.2 innings. Andrew Newhouse's 4-for-5 day led Perry, while Y. Cameron had 2 hits for Howard.
Rutland 15, Westside 2; Rutland 15, Westside 0
Depending on who's keeping score, Rutland's Aubrey Merritt no-hit the Seminoles in the opener, although Westside's Malcolm Mayfield had 2 RBI. Merritt, who also scored twice, struck out 8 with 3 walks. Merritt had 3 hits, while the Hurricanes got 2-hit games from Riley Jones, Logan Moss (3 RBI), Peyton McKinney (3 RBI), and Jonathan Harnist. Bryce Martin threw a (consensus) 1-hitter in the nightcap, Rutland aided by 6 errors. Merritt had 2 of Rutland's 5 hits, while McKinney and Wesley Key drove in 2 runs each.
Skipstone 7, Central Georgia 1
Spalding 6, Mary Persons 1
Mary Persons' JD Richards, Aaron Mock, and Andrews matched Spalding's hit total with 2 hits each, but the Bulldogs stranded 8 runners.
Swainsboro 8, East Laurens 7
East Laurens doubled up Swainsboro in hits, but 7 walks and 3 errors hurt as Swainsboro scored 4 in the bottom of the seventh for the walk-off, coming on an outfield error.
Trinity Christian 5, John Milledge 4
TCS got all it needed with a 5-run second, JMA cutting it to 1 with 2 in the seventh. David Coleman, Blake Purvis and Connor Outlaw had 2 hits each for Trinity. Tyler Bass went 3-for-4 and Taylor Dixon 2-for-3 with 2 RBI for John Milledge in a game where the teams combined for 7 errors.
Veterans 4, Lee County 1
Lee County broke the shutout of Cole Hooks and Jayden Chance with a run in the seventh. The pair gave up 8 hits and 3 walks with 5 Ks. Leyton Pinckney had 3 hits and Derek Wylie 2 - including a homer - for the Warhawks, who stranded 7.
West Laurens 10, Upson-Lee 0
The Raiders' offense took awhile, until the 8-run seventh, to get going. Nolan Daniel struck out 11 with 1 walk in 6 innings for West Laurens. Beau Mullis, A.J. Mathis and Brandon Bruton each had 2 hits and combined for 7 RBIs.
Wheeler County 11, Twiggs County 0
Golf
B-1. Dodge County, 2. Bleckley County; 3. Telfair County
G-1. Bleckley County, 2. Dodge County; 3. Telfair County