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(Eift Aiiuancg The ADVANCE, August 25, 2021 /Page 2B Shay Stringer opened up in the circle against Effingham County Photo by Mike Branch TCHS Softball Splits Games By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmail. com The Lady Bulldogs of Toombs County High School played one game last week against Swains- boro and then took on Effingham County on Monday of this week. The Bulldogs rolled over Swainsboro, but errors cost them in a loss to Eff ingham. vs. Swainsboro Toombs got the scor ing started in the top of the first inning with three runs. They added a run in the top of the sec ond inning, and one more in the third to push their lead to 5-0. Swains boro got on the board in the bottom of the third inning with two runs to close the lead to 5-2. Toombs plated three more in the top of the fourth inning and then got RBI’s from Nora Grace Mercer, Autumn Jarriel, and Ziahya Grif fin to increase their lead to 11-2. Toombs held in the bottom of the frame to take the win by the run rule, 11-2. Mercer and Griffin led the way with 2 RBI’s each. Shay Stringer and Casey Cantwell com bined in the circle to give up just three hits and strike out 12 batters, vs. Effingham On Monday of this week the Bulldogs bat tled with Effingham County at home in a close game that saw the Lady Rebels take the lead in the top of the fi nal inning. The Rebels got on the board first with a run in the top of the first in ning to take the early lead. They added to that lead in the top of the third inning with a drive through the left side with a runner on base. That put them on top 2-0. In the bottom of the third, though, the Bull dogs made a quick come back. With Brinley Miller on base, Arlie Gooden hit a shot over the right- center fence for a two- run homerun to tie the game at 2-2. But in the top of the fourth inning, two errors led to a run for Effing ham to give them back the lead, 3-2. They added Pinewood Wins Over RTCA one more run in the in- T Q O M 8 c OUTDOORS 912-526-4090 751 South State St., Lyons, GA 30436 ning as they led 4-2 head ing to the bottom of the fourth. Alexa Ledford picked up a hit to get things go ing for TCHS in the fourth. She was followed by a hit by Griffin that put two runners on base. Ledford came in to score on a hit by Casey Cantwell to close the lead to 4-3. A passed ball brought in Griffin to tie the game at 4-4, and then a sacrifice by Aniston Powell gave Toombs the lead, 5-4. In the top of the fifth inning the Rebels tied the game at 5-5. Neither team scored in the sixth inning, but in the top of the seventh inning Eff ingham put two runs on the board to go ahead, 7-5. They held Toombs in the bottom of that fi nal inning to take the 7-5 win over the Bulldogs. Toombs was back in action on Tuesday after presstime as they hosted Bacon County in a Re gion contest. They will play against Jeff Davis in a Region matchup on Thursday at home at 5:30 p.m. By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmail. com The Robert Toombs Christian Academy Cru saders football team opened up their season against the Patriots of Pinewood Christian at home last Friday night. The Crusaders had a tough first game as they fell to the rival Patriots 56-8. Pinewood did stall on their opening drive around the RTCA 25-yard line, and turned the ball over on downs. RTCA used a fake punt on fourth down of their drive to throw a pass from TJ Stanley to Jashaun Powell for a first down out to the 34-yard line. After stalling again, RTCA went for another fake punt, but this time the ball was inter cepted at the RTCA 35- yard line with just over six minutes left in the first quarter. Pinewood wasted no time as they connected on a 35-yard pass for a touch down. They tacked on the two-point conversion to make it 8-0. RTCA did get the ball across midfield on their next drive, but were forced to punt the ball away after being stopped by the Patri- DERRICK’S AUTOMOTIVE we YOVfr C 139 Ben Wilson Rd Vidalia 912-380-4110 ots. Pinewood took over at their 17-yard line. It took two plays and a penalty to get to midfield for Pine wood, and then they hit a 50-yard pass to the end zone. The ball was knocked loose by Powell as they were crossing the plane, but Pinewood jumped on it in the end zone for the score with 16 seconds left in the first quarter. They added the two-point con version to make it 16-0. In the second quarter Stanley went out with a shoulder injury, and Clay ton Meadows was forced to step in at quarterback. Just a few plays in a pass was intercepted by the Pa triots. Pinewood moved the ball down the field and again went in for a touch down, this time from eight yards out. It was 24-0 after the two-point try. Pinewood added two more touchdowns before the end of the first half to take a 36-0 lead to the locker rooms. At the start of the second half, Hayden Right did have a nice 40-yard kickoff return, but RTCA could not get the offense going and turned the ball over on downs. RTCA scored another touchdown on a long run, and added another on a six-yard run to make it 50-0 in the third quarter. Meadows came away with an interception the next time the Patriots had the ball at the RTCA 24- yard line. This time the of fense moved the ball down the field and got in for a touchdown on an 11-yard run by Tucker Heath. They added the two-point try on a pass from Meadows to Powell, but that made the score 50-8. Pinewood added one more touchdown to make the final score of the game 56-8. This week RTCA will be at Thomas Jefferson Academy on Friday at 7:30 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING In compliance with O.C.G.A. §32-7-2 and Toombs County Road Closing Policy, there will be a Public Hearing at 5:00 p.m. on Sep tember 21, 2021, at the Courthouse in Court room A. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to receive comments from the public on the proposed road closing of Wilson Cook Road (County Road 60). This week on Straiaht Talk fr< rrom Wilson Johnson Guests: Superintendent of Toombs County Schools Barry Waller The Wilson Report Live and kLocal m Thursday 8/26 m Big —i News Morning at 8:05 ®WVOP AM970 & FM105.3 Your News, Talk and Information Station