Wednesday's Report: Scoreboard; POTW-Mercer; Bibb time changes; Braves, UGA, Falcons; MLB, college football, NFL, NASCAR, golf
Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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High School
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ACE 21, Northeast 0
Dixiana Sims struck out eight in the thre-inning game, and Laney Bridges had two hits.
Bleckley County 7, Dublin 2
FPD 8, Brookstone 3
Kaylee McDonald had a night with a 4-for-4 game and two RBI. Sarah Grace Strickling had three hits, and Ava Spillers two hits and three RBI. Addison Arnold and Hannah Davis had two hits each for the Vikings.
Gatewood 4, Windsor 2
John Milledge 6, Piedmont 3
JMA took the lead for good with three in the fifth. Jordan Prestridge drove in three runs, belting a homer, and Addie Latimer added two for the Trojans. Jacie Jenkins had two hits for the Cougars.
Houston County 9, Lee County 3
Jackson 8, Upson-Lee 0
Ola 11, Jones County 3
Mount de Sales 2, Schley County 0
Eva Crader whiffing 16 in a complete-game three-hitter. Sawyer Stuart had two hits, a homer and double.
Mary Persons 9, Peach County 2
Perry 4, Dodge County 2
Spalding 4, Baldwin 3
Swainsboro 18, East Laurens 7
Tattnall 7, Strong Rock 3
Taylor County 9, Manchester 0
Tiftarea 9, Fullington 4
Union Grove 15, Warner Robins 0
Wilcox County 4, Hawkinsville 2
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Creekside Christian 2, Piedmont 0
Davidson 2, Putnam County 0
Landmark Christian 2, FPD 0
Putnam County 2, Butler 0
RCT 2, Washington County 1
Tattnall 3, Rutland 1 (25-9, 25-16, 23-25, 25-9)
Tift County 2, Warner Robins 1
Union County 2, Stratford 1
Upson-Lee 2, Griffin 0; Upson-Lee 2, Lamar County 0
Veterans 3, Mary Persons 0
Warner Robin 2, ACE 0
Pro
MLB
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Honor Roll/Playrs of the Week
Around/About Central Georgia
Time changes for two Bibb County football games
To assure proper staffing, two Bibb County kickoffs on Friday have been changed.
The Southwest-Westside game at Henderson Stadium is now a 5:30 p.m. kickoff, while the Howard-Central game at Ed DeFore moves to 8 p.m.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Fried back to form in eight as Braves take Pirates
Blaylock’s strong start good since for UGA WRs
Georgia running backs unit takes a hit, but …
Pitts a ‘create-a-player on Madden’
Baseball/MLB/College
Judge belts 48th as Mets swept in Subway Series
Phillies get walk-off win over Reds
Angels are going to be for sale
Tatis apologizes to teammates and fans
College Football/South
Re-tooled Big South eyes a wide-open race, minus KSU
Ex-Troy player sues ex-teammate, coaches
Can Jackson State, Sanders do it again?
College Football
Crash that killed two players involved speeding, drinking
Marshall RB, a top freshman rusher last year, takes leave
Football/NFL/USFL
Does Pederson have Lawrence’s secret to success?
Garoppolo may not be going anywhere after all
No rivalry issues with Mayfield, Browns
Auto Racing
Busch injury casts shadow over wild playoff picture
Golf
Disc issues knock Zalatoris out of East Lake
Season ends at East Lake in Atlanta
Basketball/NBA/WNBA
Larry Bird had a secret 30 years on Dream Team
Durant and Nets to stay together after all
Around the nation/world