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Page 10 - Wednesday, August 30, 2023
The Jenkins County Times
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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!
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#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.
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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.
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at home Friday night as
they face East Laurens High
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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
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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.
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North Carolina
VS
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^ 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!
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