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Page 10 - Wednesday, August 30, 2023 The Jenkins County Times jenkinscountytimes.com ZZ Wilson SUMMER IS HERE SO ARE THE BUGS Auto insurance Life Insurance ~ Commercial ^ insurance ■Qf Title Bonds & Home Insurance ® Health insurance gf Medicare Supplements AFLAC Products Softball Keeps Fighting Forward The Jenkins County Lady War Eagles were in action again this past week. This time they played three full games, and they completed a game that was shortened by rain from earlier in the season. On Monday, the Lady War Eagles hosted Jefferson County. They pulled out the 9-1 win in dominating fashion. The Lady War Eagles scored 1 in the second and added 4 more in the third, two in the fourth, and 2 in the sixth. Katie Bell pitched all 6 innings for the War Eagles. Allowing only 2 hits and 1 run with 2 strikeouts. Mia Abraham was 2 for 2 on the game, and Jahkalia Oglesby had 3 RBIs. On Wednesday, Bryan County traveled to Jenkins County. They had to complete a game that started on August 8 th that was shortened by the rain. That game ended with a Bryan County win 8-6. In the second game of the afternoon, the Lady War Eagles would lose a close 8-5 matchup. The War Eagles would score four in the 6 th bringing the game to a 6-5 game in favor of the Redskins, but the Redskins followed up with a 2-run 7 th and finished with an 8-5 win for the Redskins. Shanya Lake and Ava Brantley were both 2 for 3 in the game offensively. Thursday, in the final game of the week, the Lady War Eagles traveled to play David Emmanuel Academy. The Lady War Eagles held off DEA in the 7 th when they cut the game to a one-run game by scoring three in the final frame. The surge by DEA was on an RBI double and a two-run home run in the bottom of the 7 th . Bell, who was on the mound, recorded a strikeout with the tying run on 1 st. The two wins brought the Lady War Eagles to a 6-3 record as regional play begins this week! QLin& Shana Godbee Buy dy to Or Sell CALL US 478-249-3111 OFFICE 706-871-2502 CELL #2 Tyrone Martin, #3 ZZ Wilson, #4 TyTy Williams, and #5 Christian Wilson (all 4 are seniors) meet at the 50-yard line for the coin flip on Friday night vs. Johnson County. From the coin flip to the final horn that sounded, this game was filled with excitement, hard hits, and big plays. In the end, the War Eagles came out on top 28-26. Photo Submitted. The War Eagles return home for the next three weeks. In these three games, they will see East Laurens (9/1), Cross Creek (09/08), and Screven County (09/15). Senior ZZ Wilson is shown running for a touchdown in the first game of the season against Treutlen. Photo by Christina Coleman. BRINSON'S Tree & Stump Removal * Troo & Slump .Removal * Exp«rt Trimming ■* StormCroanUp * 5-k id s tec r Wor K * loud cit*rl ng,e rmft Cutting. & Bust* Hogging loyally Owrictf, licensor & CALL frl-OW 706 52S B686 @ www-brinsoninsurance,not Chuck Sanders Athletic Director The War Eagles will be back at home Friday night as they face East Laurens High School. The game will begin at 7:30. The War Eagles enter the game ranked #5 in Class A Division II by Max Preps! Photo by Christina Coleman. (g) 473-401-0495 (?) 513 Cotton Ave ea Milten, Go j® ^ ^ NSO N <2)sharwi Brinson Insurance, Agency, Inc. (^Koylo Shuwon a -- , 51 ALWAYS THE HOME TEAM Tammy D. Cranshaw The War Eagle defense lines up for a play on Friday night in a dominant defensive performance. The defense held Johnson County to only 110 yards. Photo by Brad Asbury MdteCtanc* * Agency Manser Stans Godhee • Agent Tammy Ciansta* Agent OMee: 478.9S2.1679 | Fax: 478.982 1679 Jenkins County Farm Bureau 1104 East Wlnthrope Ava. I Milton, ga 30442 Week 1 Pigskin Pick’em It has finally arrived! College football is here! That means the first annual Jenkins County Times Pigskin Pick’em has arrived. Each week you will choose from the games listed below. In addition, there will be a special, “tie-break challenge” that will help determine the winner when there is a tie! Each week there will be a minimum of 5 games to pick from. f|| North Carolina VS 1 \ilP South Carolina ^ 7 The Citadel VS ^Georgia Southern Kentucky VS Ball State Georgia VS UT Martin LSU LSU VS Florida St. Email your predictions to pastorbradasbnrv@gmail.com. or look on the Jenkins County Times Facebook page or Brad Asbury’s Facebook page and make your guesses when you see the “Pigskin Pick’em page. Remember, the person who guesses the correct number of games each week is the winner. If there is a tie, the “tie-break challenge” will be used. The winner from each week will then be entered into a drawing at the end of “Pigskin Pick’em” which will be the week of November 28 ,h -December 4 th . For clarification, if you win the weekly challenge 5 times, you will have 5 entries into the drawing. The prize package is to be announced! You do not want to miss out! Call Chris Today! (912)403-2536 C2> cingo Protecting Home Owners from Harm &Hassle Z.Z. Wilson
