At the deadline for this week's issue the Schley County High softball team was one win away from a trip to the State Championship Tournament (Elite 8) in Columbus after splitting a double-header with Bowdon High Monday afternoon in Ellaville.
The Lady Cats were scheduled to play a third game against the Lady Red Devils on Tuesday as the newspaper was going to press.
Schley won Monday's opener in dramatic fashion. With the score tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Emilyn Sizemore reaches base on an error, stole second, and scored on a game-winning single by Carlee Jordan to make the final 6-5.
Schley had 7 hits in the game. In addition to Jordan's big hit the following each had 1 hit: Ava Nieto (1 run), Sizemore (1 RBI, 3 runs), Summer Smith (do...
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