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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
Softball: EJCHS advances to playoffs
BY CHARLES PHELPS
The East Jackson Lady Eagles’ softball team clinched
its third-straight appearance in the state playoffs after a 4-1
victory over Monroe Area in Game 3 of the first round of the
Region 8-AAA softball tournament.
Seeding is still to be determined as East Jackson, Franklin,
Jackson and Morgan counties all started play today to deter
mine the top-four seeds out of the region for the Class AAA
state playoffs.
Region 8-AAA is paired with Region 6-AAA in the first
round of the state playoffs.
Jessie Marvin had a strong performance on the mound
and at the plate. She recorded seven strikeouts, giving up only
two hits and one mn. Marvin also went 2-for-3 at the plate with
two singles and an RBI.
Hannah Poole went l-for-3 with a double and an RBI, and
Lauren Barrett matched Poole, going l-for-2 with a double
and RBI. Nicci Murphy recorded the Lady Eagles’ fourth RBI.
The Lady Eagles got off to a quick start in the bottom of the
first, jumping out to a 3-0 lead. Marvin drove in Faith Grooms
on a single. Poole followed Marvin with a double which
bumped the lead to 2-0. A Murphy groundout advanced Poole
home to send the score to 3-0.
The Lady Eagles’ final run came in the bottom of the fourth
inning. Monroe’s lone run came in the fifth inning.
Cross Country: Commerce girls
finish strong at Athens Academy race
BY CHARLES PHELPS
The Commerce High
School girls’ cross country
team had a strong showing
in Athens last Thursday.
The girls ran their way
to a sixth-place finish at
the Athens Academy High
School meet. Twelve teams
competed in the race.
Kate Massey led the way
for the Lady Tigers with a
13th-place finish. She fin
ished with a time of 23:24.
Brittany Webb and Mad
ison Rodriguez finished
30th and 31st, respectively.
Webb ran a time of 25:24
and Rodriguez, 25:26.
Sharon Melos and Keila
Osorio placed fourth and
fifth for the team. Merlos
clocked in at 27:15.09 and
Osorio at 27:22.
The girls had an aver
age time of 25:46. The split
between Massey and Oso
rio was 3:57.
There were a total of 142
runners competing in the
race.
The boys’ team finished
14th out of the 15 teams at
the same meet.
Jose Verde led the way
with a time of 20:08. Austin
Black finished at 21:05.
Kevin Jandres clocked
in a minute behind Black
at 22:07.47. Chase Bridges
finished 15 seconds behind
Jandres at 22:22. Jackson
Purvis finished 10 seconds
behind Black at 22:32.
The boys’ average time
was 21:39. The split from
Verde to Purvis was 2:23.
Both teams competed
at Hebron Christian Acad
emy, but results were not
known before press time.
The next meet is Tuesday
Oct. 11, at Riverside Military
Academy.
Throw to first
Banks County third baseman Abby Ledford makes a
throw to first base against White County last Thursday
on Senior Night for the Lady Leopards. Banks County
won by four runs, 9-5. Photos by Charles Phelps
Delivering the pitch
Banks County pitcher Abby Baird delivers a pitch
against White County on Senior Night last Thursday.
Baird pitched a complete game in a 9-5 win. The Lady
Leopards’ season ended on Monday.
Softball: BCHS season ends in Elbert
BY CHARLES PHELPS
The Banks County Leopards’ softball team saw
its season come to an end Monday night after a 6-2
defeat at the hands of Elbert County in Game 3 of the
first round of the Region 8-AA tournament.
The two split Games 1 and 2, with Banks taking the
first game, 4-2, and Elbert taking the second game,
5-3.
The two teams were scoreless through three
innings until Elbert plated a run in the top of the
fourth to take a 1-0 lead.
Banks responded when an Amelia Lyons single in
the bottom of the fourth inning scored Hannah Angel
to tie the game at 1-1.
The Lady Leopards took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of
the fifth when Kya Santiago scored on an error by the
Elbert County defense.
But in the top of the sixth, Elbert struck for two runs
to take a 3-2 lead. They added three more in the top
of the seventh to put the game away.
Banks County 9, White County 5
Abby Baird pitched a complete game on Senior
Night for the win. She recorded one strikeout.
“Definitely an adrenaline rush with it being Senior
Night,” Baird, one of four seniors on the Lady Leop
ards’ roster, said. “I had to go out, work hard and get
the win for the rest of the team.”
She gave up two home runs in the game but did not
let that “get to her.”
“I’ve worked hard to keep my head up,” she said.
Head coach Tony Bowen said the team capitalized
on mistakes by White County but also executed what
was asked of it.
“They performed well tonight,” he said.
Banks took an early 2-1 lead in the bottom of
the first when a Tybee Denton single scored Jaycie
Bowen and Jill Martinet.
They added five more runs in the second inning
after a Santiago single brought Abby Ledford and
Lyons home. Then, an errant throw on a ball hit by
Martinet plated Taylor Duckett and Santiago.
The scoring ended when Denton’s second single
brought Martinet home for the second time.
The Lady Leopards’ final two runs came in the
fourth inning when Martinet scored on an errant
throw to first base and Kelyn Parson scored on an
RBI groundout from Denton.
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