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PAGE 10B 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. 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