Sunday's Report: GHSA state softball, Mayhem, Mercer, Georgia College, MGSU; Falcons-Cowboys, United, WLOCP, Braves; NFL game day, NBA, WNBA, NASCAR
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High Schools
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Class A/Division II
GMC 2, Screven County 1; GMC 4, Lanier County 3; ECI 2, GMC 1 (Championship)
Hannah Granger belted a three-run walk-off homer to lift the Bulldogs over Lanier County and into the championship. The Bulldogs were on the verge of forcing a winner-take-all finale, but ECI scored twice in the bottom of the seventh for the walk-off. ECI batters reached on an error and a single two center, putting runners on second and third, with no outs. The leader runner was thrown out at home on a fielder’s choice thanks to a throw to third, which put another runner on third. A two-out single to left on a 1-2 pitch ended it.
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
W-Georgia College 1, Georgia Southwestern 0
M-Mercer 1, Furman 1
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
Brewton-Parker 3, Middle Georgia State 1 (18-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-17)
Mercer 3, ETSU 1 (24-26, 25-16, 25-23, 25-23)
🏀🏀🏀Basketball🏀🏀🏀
M-New College of Florida 80, Middle Georgia State 71
Pro
🏒🏒🏒 SPHL 🏒🏒🏒
Macon 4, Birmingham 1
MLS
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