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July 26, 2021 Central Georgia Sports Report

Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.

In Coverage: Vincent Hancock stormed through the finals to win Olympic gold in skeet shooting, and Washington County’s Allisha Gray leads the women’s 3-on-3 team.

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Toussaint sizzles, but gets no O help

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Scoreboard
Little League
Southeast Region Softball
Virginia 4, Georgia 0
A three-run fourth put it away for Virginia, which threw a one-hitter. Dudley plays West Virginia at 11 a.m. Monday.
North Carolina 7, Tennessee 2; South Carolina 6, Florida 0; Monday: 2 p.m., South Carolina vs. Tennessee.

Summer Baseball
Savannah 7, Macon 4
          Macon’s 3-2 lead after three was erased in the fifth and the loss clinched with three runs in the eighth by Savannah.
          Ashton Roy had three of Macon’s eight hits, and Tattnall grad Logan Fink drove in two runs.
          The teams play in Savannah on Wednesday.
Pro
MLB
Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 1

Column: Is the SEC expansion good? Thoughts don’t matter

UGA-Clemson hype building

Olympics

Complete AP coverage

Walk-off HR lifts US softball over Japan

Happy Osaka rolls to win

Men’s basketball team shocked by France, streak ends

Column: Reality is that Pop isn’t a good Olympics coach

Rahm tests positive again, is out

Monday TV schedule

Baseball

Red Sox break up no-hitter, then top Yanks