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PAGE 2B THE JACKSON HERALD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2023 East Jackson’s Carpenter hits back-to-back walk-off hits Lady Tiger golfers advance to State COMMERCE — East Jackson senior Anthony Carpenter delivered back- to-back walk-off hits to se cure a doubleheader sweep over Providence Christian, 9-7 and 7-6, on Wednesday, April 19. The doubleheader sweep gave the Eagles the most wins in a season, 13, in school history. Carpenter delivered a two-run hit into right field during the Eagles" Game 1 victory. The Eagles trailed 8-4 heading into the bot tom of the seventh inning. Down 8-7 and Carpenter coming to bat, head coach Scott Myers admitted he nearly didn't let Carpenter go for the hit. “I thought about running a squeeze, but went with my gut and trusted he could do the job,” said Myers. Myers’ gut feeling was right. Carpenter’s game-winning hit scored Brayden King and JJ Dut ton, who narrowly made it past the throw at the plate for the winning run. In Game 2, the Eagles surrendered a five-run lead in the top of the seventh in ning and found themselves tied at 6-6 heading into the bottom half of the inning. The message from Myers was simple. “I said again. ‘What a great opportunity we have, let’s go win it,”’ Myers said. “And they were fo cused at that time.” HanSeong Kang started the inning with a walk. Dut ton laid down a bunt and reached base on an error from the Providence Chris tian third baseman. With runners at second and third base, senior Randy Smith was intentionally walked to load the bases with no outs. That is when Carpen ter delivered his second straight walk-off hit by de livering a first-pitch single that scored Kang to secure the Eagles’ season-ending 7-6 victory. The Lady Tiger golfers recently placed third at the Area Tournament hosted at Double Oaks. The Lady Tigers advanced to the State Tourna ment which will be held May 22 and 23. Photo by Amy Flint. Lto R: Caroline Conger, Olivia Goodnight, Makenzie Martin and Olivia Akers. Dragons’ season comes to a close after first round The Jefferson Dragons fell short to the Carters- ville Hurricanes Monday evening (Apr. 24) in Car- tersville, Georgia to end the season The Dragons dropped game one 11-0 in five in nings and lost game two in a close one, 2-0. The Jefferson baseball program finished out the season 19-10 overall 7-5 in region play, finishing fourth in Region 8-5A. Submitted photo. Pictured above is Anthony Carpenter at bat against Providence Christian Academy. Panthers’ season ends in first round The Jackson County Panthers’ baseball season came to an end this past weekend during the first round of state playoffs. The Panthers traveled to Roswell to take on Bless ed Trinity. The Panthers lost the first game 10-4 and fell short the second game 6-2. The Jackson County baseball team has made back to back state playoff appearances in 5A and 6A. The Panther baseball program closed out the season 14-18 overall and 11-7 in region play, fin ishing fourth overall. Photos by Ben Munro. Hayden Gregory is seen on the mound for the Panthers. Photos by Taylor Hearn. Brennan Carter seen on the mound for the Jefferson Dragons. Photo by Taylor Hearn. Nick Cremeens takes a swing for the Dragons. Athlete of the Week! sponsored by: HYMAN BROWN INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Anthony Carpenter East Jackson High School Carpenter, a senior for the Eagles delivered back-to-back walk-off hits to secure a doubleheader sweep over Providence Christian, 9-7 and 7-6, on Wednesday, April 19. HYMAN BROWN INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. 11 State Street • Commerce (706) 335-3900 Spencer Muffuletto is seen sliding into second base.
