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(Eift Aiiuancg The ADVANCE, September 29,2021 /Page 2B Toombs Wins 4 Games Eagles Lose First Game Photo by Mike Branch Alexa Ledford tracked down a well hit ball in right field for an out for the Lady Bulldogs as they faced Swainsboro at home last week. By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmail.com It has been a busy last week for the Lady Bull dogs softball team of Toombs County High School. The Bulldogs fell to the #1 ranked Indians of Vidalia last Tuesday at home, and then bounced back taking their next four games by a total score of 30-4. vs. Vidalia The Indians picked up a run in the top of the first inning to take the early lead. In the bottom of the second inning Zia- hya Griffin picked up a hit for Toombs, and was moved over to second by a bunt by Casey Cantwell. Shay Stinger also got on base, but a stikeout ended the TCHS threat. Vidalia added three more runs in the top of the third inning after load ing the bases. One more run in the top of the fourth inning put the In dians on top 5-0. VHS posted one more run in the sixth inning as they took the win, 6-0, over the Lady Bulldogs. vs. Wheeler Up next was Wheeler County at home on Wednesday. Toombs got it turned around as they got the win. Toombs led the game 2-0 after the sec ond inning. Wheeler closed the lead to 2-1 in the top of the fifth inning, but Toombs answered with two more runs in the bottom half of the frame to take a 4-1 lead. Wheeler did manage to get a run in the top of the seventh inning, but Toombs held on to win the game 4-2 over Wheeler. Toombs was led by Nora Grace Mercer with 2 RBI's in the game, vs. Swainsboro Up next were the Ti gers of Swainsboro on Thursday at home. Swainsboro took the lead in the top of the second inning as they scored one run. In the bottom of the inning Arlie Gooden tied the game at 1-1 with an RBI single through the right side. Kassidy Brant ley put TCHS up 2-1 with an RBI double. Toombs added a run in the third inning to take a 3-1 lead over the Tigers. They continued to push that lead on their way to a 9-1 Region win. vs. Treutlen Game 1 In the first game of a double header on Mon day of this week against the Treutlen Vikings, Krista Cantwell threw a no hitter to give the Bull dogs a win. Toombs scored five runs in the fourth inning to jump ahead, and then added three more in the fifth inning to take the win, 8-0 over Treutlen. Casey Cantwell led the way at the plate with 3 RBI's and Krista Cantwell had 2 RBI's. Game 2 In the second game of the double header Toombs jumped out with three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take the early lead. Treutlen scored their only run of the game in the top of the second inning. Toombs answered in the third inning to make the score 4-1. Toombs added a run in the fourth and then four more in the fifth inning on the way to a 9-1 victory. This week Toombs hosted Bacon County on Tuesday after presstime, will be at East Laurens on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. and will host Jeff Davis on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmail.com It was a tough Friday night at Wilcox County for the Eagles of Mont gomery County High School as they suffered their first loss of the sea son. The Eagles did put the first points on the board with around three minutes to go in the first quarter. After the de fense forced a punt from Wilcox, MCHS moved the ball down the field. They were down to the 1-yard line, but were fac ing a fourth and goal. The Eagles went for it and punched it in for the touchdown. They added the extra point to hold a 7-0 lead over the Patri ots. Wilcox took the en suing kickoff and began moving the ball down the field. At the end of the first quarter they were at the MCHS 25- yard line. Wilcox ended up kicking a field goal early in the second quar ter of the game to close the lead to 7-3. The Eagles did get the ball across midfield on their next possession, but they turned the ball over on downs at the Wilcox 47-yard line. The Patriots quickly moved the ball inside the red zone and capped off the drive with a touchdown pass. They tacked on the two-point conversion to take an 11-7 lead over the Eagles. The Eagles again turned the ball over on downs on their next drive, this time at the Wilcox 39-yard line with four minutes to go in the first half. The Patriots again went right down the field and scored with two minutes left in the half on a touchdown pass. They missed the PAT but led 17-7 over MCHS. MCHS again got across midfield but stalled as the first half was coming to an end. The Eagles added a touchdown early in the second half of the game on a pass play. They missed the extra point but had closed the Pa triot lead to 17-13. From there it was a defensive showdown be tween these two teams. The Eagles came up with a couple of stops, includ ing an interception in side the 10-yard line, but never could get the of fense going against the Patriots. Wilcox held on to take the win, 17-13. That gives the Eagles a 4-1 re cord on the season. This week they will be off be fore heading to Johnson County on October 8. E-MAIL MARKETING • design • manage • distribute Blast and targeted e-mail advertising. Call 537-3142 THE WHOLE TRUTH BY GARY TOOLE I preach and tell the truth no matter who it offends. A preacher rebuked me for telling truth thinking he is going to win a lot of these foreigners to the lord and they are like the Muslims. It ain’t gonna happen! I did an early service and then went to Wal Mart to buy some thing for my computer for my ministry publishing. It was 11:10 am. Worship time in most churches and yet there at Walmart was four bus loads and over 500 hispanics shopping at Wal mart and they had not been to church and was not going to church and 90 per cent were Catholic and there is only one little tiny Catholic church in that area and only a handful go to mass there. Now in our little community this Mexican preacher has tried for over 20 years now to win a bunch to Jesus to no avail. He has a handful. So I am not saying that God can’t save them. He can save anybody if they let Him. But God don’t force nothing off on anyone. Most people don’t want to be saved. They want hamburgers and beer and wine and a little Jack. They love Jack. Not Jesus. Jack Daniels that is. Yet I get scolded for telling the truth. Come on now! You church folks you better not go with this satan influenced so called politically correct which is disguised as not hurting folks feelings. Bull! What it is all about these infidels do not want Jesus’s name proclaimed publically. I remember when we began to hear about it is when Brother Billy Graham’s son, Franklin did the closing prayer at one of these political rallies many years ago and he closed with, “In Jesus name,” and all the infidels and atheist and agnostics and all the Hellwood (Hollywood) bunch and all the other groups of satan’s kin folks got angry and raised up and protested against him using Jesus name. They hate Jesus, they hate Jehovah God and they hate Christians. John 15:18. Can you say amen? PD.ADV. iki Jeff Davis Middle School October 16, 2021 8:00 am A? uu increases Oct 1st $20-5-13 f . x xk.e Money V— M if zr ^ & w J Metals Awarded 93 collins St. Hazlehurst, GA 31539
