Friday's Central Georgia Scoreboard: GHSA/GIAA softball, college soccer & volleyball, Hawks
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Master scores/schedules for softball and volleyball are posted in The Sports Report.
High School
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GHSA playoffs
Class 5A
Jones County 14, Coffee 0; Northside-Columbus 5, Jones County 0, Jones County eliminated
Class 3A
Columbus 5, Mary Persons 4, Mary Persons eliminated
Upson-Lee 17, Calvary Day 4; Morgan County 16, Upson-Lee 1, Upson-Lee eliminated
Class A/II
GMC 3, Taylor County 0; GMC 8, Lake Oconee 0; GMC vs. Taylor County/Lake Oconee
Hawkinsville 16, Baconton Charter 14; Hawkinsville 13, Baconton Charter 5; Hawkinsville advances
GIAA playoffs
Class AAA
Stratford 8, Pinewood 8; Strong Rock 7, Stratford 4, Stratford eliminated
Mount de Sales 4, George Walton 3; John Milledge 4, Mount de Sales 1, MdS eliminated; Strong Rock 8, John Milledge 0, JMA eliminated
Westfield 5, Tattnall 4, 8 inn.
Riley Nelson was put on second in the bottom of the eighth for Westfield, and she went to third on Emmy Dehem’s sacrifice bunt. Sadie Knight came up with the game-winner when she flew out to right, allowing Nelson to come in and keep the defending champs undefeated. Nelson, Kate Hardy, Kendall Fowler, and Cate Raines each had two hits for the Hornets. Sydney Langdon went the distance, striking out 16 and walking eight, to get the win. Gradie Appling had two of Tattnall’s three hits and scored twice. Lindsey Paul went all the way in the loss, with two strikeouts and three walks.
Westfield took a 3-1 lead after one, but Tattnall bowed up to tie it with two in the third. They traded runs later, and let chances to end it in regulation slip away. Tattnall loaded the bases with one out in the top of the seventh, but Westfield escaped with a strikeout and groundout. Westfield opened the bottom half with a double, but the Trojans got a fly out and strikeout after a sac bunt to survive.
Next: Tattnall vs. Strong Rock, Saturday, 10 a.m.; Westfield vs. Tattnall/SR winner, Saturday, 2 p.m., championship.
Class AA
Piedmont 8, Briarwood 0; Piedmont vs. Briarwood, Saturday, 12 p.m., championship
Piedmont led 1-0 after one, and added three a few innings later, sealing it with four in the sixth. Emily Whitwell threw a six-inning two-hitter with eight strikeouts and no walks. The 22-2 Cougars have won 14 straight. Their last loss? To Briarwood, 3-0 on Sept. 1. Piedmont has outscored its last four opponents 32-2. Briarwood is 17-7, with two losses to Piedmont.
Brentwood 4, SW Georgia 1; Briarwood 2, Brentwood 0, Briarwood eliminated
College
⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
W-Mercer 5, VMI 0
🏐🏐🏐Volleyball🏐🏐🏐
Lincoln Memorial 3, Georgia College 1
Western Carolina 3, Mercer 0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-18)
Pro
SPHL
Huntsville 4, Macon 0
NBA