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The ADVANCE, April 19,2023/Page 2B She Aiiuancg VHS continued from page 1B to close out the win. For the first time this year all the Indian starters had at least one hit in the game. Cason Banks led the offense getting on base in all four at bats, including a two run bomb and scoring three runs. Kaleb Bennett had three hits and scored three runs as well. Mon- cus, Patel, Ricks and Moye each had two hits. In the 1st inning Banks led off with a walk and stole second. With one out Bennett doubled to right center scoring Banks. With two outs Lowe singled home Bennett to give Vi- dalia a 2-0 start. In the bot tom half Dodge County got a one out double but Patel got a strike out, and then when the next batter singled to left, the runner was thrown out at the plate to leave the score at 2-0 Vidalia after one complete. In the 2nd inning Vi- dalia got another run. Morgan Moye led off with a double and Conner Whited moved him to third with a sacrifice bunt. Stewart followed with an RBI single. When the Dodge County Indians went down 1-2-3 in the bottom half, the Vidalia In dians were ahead 3-0 after two complete. Vidalia couldn't get anything going in the top of the 3rd inning, going scoreless for the only in ning of the game. How ever, Dodge County took advantage of an error, a wild pitch on a strikeout and four singles to plate four runs and take a 4-3 lead after three complete innings. That deficit was quickly erased in the top of the 4th inning as Vidalia scored five more times to take an 8-4 lead. Whited led the inning off with a single. After the next bat ter struck out, Banks pounded a two run bomb to right field. Moncus, Bennett and Patel all sin gled for the third run of the inning. Bennett and Patel both scored on wild pitches, giving Vidalia an 8-4 lead. McDonald made that lead stand up in the bottom half as he struck out the side. Vidalia came right back in the top of the 5th inning to score seven more runs to put the game out of reach. Ty Carter reached on an error to start the in ning, Banks was hit by a Loran continued from page IB passionate Masters fans. A cloudless day for a Sun day finish, when a sweater feels good and your emo tions are placated in that remarkable Masters’ envi ronment, sends everybody home with feelings of ful fillment. Jon Rahm is a win ner whom the Augusta brass and members will appreciate. A Basque from Barrika, Spain, Rahm is a graduate of Arizona State university. He married a coed from ASU and will have many opportunities to bank more money and bring home more trophies before he rides off into the sunset. The only negative about this marvelous RTCA Tennis At Courtesy of RTCA Robert Toombs Chris tian Acadmey's tennis teams competed in the Re gion Tournament on Mon day, April 10, in Macon. Both girls doubles teams advanced to the Elite 8 with the boys doubles team, JaShaun Powell(sr.) and Justin Bowers (soph.), finishing 3rd in Region. Advancing to State for individuals is junior Drew Vaughn, finishing as Region Runner-Up for the boys in- Dear Valued Customer, We are glad to announce that the Monroe Agency has been acquired by The Connor Agency, Hutch-Con Insurance effective Dec 7, 2022. Hutch-Con Insurance is owned by me, Rob Hutchinson and my half brother, Dan Connor. Dan started in the insurance industry right out of college in 1996 working for Nationwide In surance. Then he became owner/agent of his own com pany The Connor Agency in 2008. I joined him later that year. We have a combined 40 years of experience and are fully staffed with 3 locations across Georgia. We are Certified Farm Agents with Nationwide Agri business. We also sell home, auto, life and business in surance. We have deep ties to the Vidalia community My wife worked at Pruitt in Vidalia for 10 plus years and our best friends are from Vidalia and still live there along with their families. Your insurance needs are of the utmost importance to us. Feel free to call us at 706- 690-8484 with any questions. We Look forward to working with you!!!!! PS: If you are ait independent Sincerely, insurance agent in the area JT -j. WR Hutchinson and are interested in selling The Connor Agency, your business please contact Hutch-Con Insurance me. Two Wins For Heritage pitch, and Moncus fol lowed with an infield hit to load the bases with no outs. Bennett singled in one run, and Patel drew a bases loaded walk to plate another. Moncus and Ben nett scored on the same wild pitch. Ricks singled, putting men on 1st and 3rd with Moye following with an RBI single of his own, moving to second as the outfielder mishandled to ball. Andrew Norfleet came on to pinch hit and singled on the first pitch he saw driving both runners home. Moncus pitched a scoreless bottom of the 5th to close out the 15-4 win. The Indians have four Region games remaining, which are all scheduled to be played this week. The Indians were at Appling County on Monday to kick off the three-game series, and Appling was in Vidalia on Tuesday for senior night for the Indians with both of those games after press time. VHS will return to Baxley on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. to wrap up the series. Vidalia will then be at Pierce County on Thurs day at 6:00 p.m. to finish off the regular season with that game to determine their status for Round 1 of the State Playoffs. sporting event was the weather. Sometimes it is not the weather itself, but the threat and foreboding of what the forecasts pre dict. There is nothing any body can do about the weather, but as bad as Fri day and Saturday were, Sunday made up for it with its pleasant conditions. All’s well that ends well. Region dividuals. The boys team finished in third place in the Region allowing them to advance to State. Junior Drew Vaughn was named All-Region for boys tennis singles. By Mike Branch Sports Editor sports 7 advance@gmail. com The Eagles of Vidalia Heritage Academy played three games last week and won two of them. VHA defeated Telfair County on Monday and beat The Habersham School on Tuesday. Heritage lost to Gatewood Academy on Friday in extra innings, vs. Telfair It was a close game between the Eagles and the Trojans on Monday. VHA got the scoring started in the top of the second inning with two runs. Telfair tied the game in the bottom of the fourth inning to make it 2-2, but VHA added a run in the top of the fifth in ning for a 3-2 lead. Heri tage then held in the sixth and seventh to take the win, 3-2. Ledger Curl led the team with 2 hits, and Greer Posey got the win on the mound. vs. Habersham It was a three inning blowout for the Eagles over the Patriots of Habersham with two Ea gles getting home runs in the game. In the top of the first inning, VHA scored five runs to take the early lead, but it was the sec ond inning that put the game away. Heritage went on a tear as they plated 13 runs in the inning to push their lead to 18-0. The Eagles scored three more in the third inning on the way to a 21-0 win. Curl led the way with 3 hits including a home run and 7 RBI's. Greyson Price also had a home run in the game and picked up 6 RBI's. Gray McNeal was the winning pitcher for Heritage. vs. Gatewood It was a close game that needed an extra in ning to be decided. Heri tage went up early with a run in the first and an other in the second in ning to lead 2-0. VHA made it 3-0 in the fifth inning, but in the top of the sixth Gatewood plated two runs to close it to 3-2. Heritage answered with a run in the bottom of the sixth to take a 4-2 lead, but in the top of the seventh inning Gatewood scored two more runs to tie the game at 4-4. Heri tage couldn't get a run across in the bottom of the seventh as the game went to extra innings. In the top of the eighth inning Gatewood put something together as they scored three runs to take a 7-4 lead. Gate- wood then held Heritage in the bottom half as they got the win over the Ea gles 7-4. This week VHA was at Robert Toombs on Tuesday after presstime. On Thursday they will play Treutlen at 6:00 p.m. in Soperton, and then on Friday VHS will be at home against Habersham at 4:30 p.m. VIDALIA MATTRESS OUTLET AND MORE NAME BRANDS 50% - 70% OFF RETAIL BEST DEALS IN TOWN! 625 E. 1ST STREET, VIDALIA, GA • 912-386-7919 Notice of Initiation of the Section 106 Process: Public Participation Broadbandone proposes the construction of two utility style telecommu nications towers within the existing road right-of-way at 520 S. Johnson St., Mount Vernon, Montgomery County, GA, and approximately 120 feet south- southwest of S. Railroad Ave. & Underwood St., Mount Vernon, Montgomery County, GA. Proposed projects will include ground disturbance. 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