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| Holly Tedders gets under the ball in centerfield. |
One thing could be said about the Lady Royals as they began the state playoffs Wednesday afternoon. They were battle tested.
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| Allie Keel tosses to Kalee Kitchens at first for the out. |
This summer alone, they played in three scrimmage tournaments, plus a scrimmage hosted by West Laurens, as well as a scrimmage against Hawkinsville. During the regular season, BC played in tournaments hosted by Brantley County, Crisp County, and Brookwood.
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| A Lady Tiger leaps to avoid Chrystal Harris sliding into third. |
In game one, Jordan Williams two-out double capped a three-run bottom of the first. Metter got an unearned run in the third. Allie Keel's fourth inning single was the first hit since the first, just the second baserunner.
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| Hannah Coulter makes the tag just before a runner can score. |
Chrystal Harris' second hit of the game was part of a two-run fifth. Chelsea Brady had a sac fly in the sixth as Bleckley went on to win 6-1. Harris was 2 for 3. Keel went 2 for 2. Williams was 1 for 2.
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| Chelsea Brady is there for the catch in left field. |
Leading 2-0 in game two, Metter tied the score in the third. BC got an unearned run in the fourth and an RBI when Aliyah Whitehead was in the fifth.. Taylor Dykes; sixth inning two-run double made it 6-2. Despite three Lady Tiger runs in seventh, BCHS hung on 6-5.
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| Taylor Dykes slides home safely. |
It secured their third Sweet 16 berth in four years. Dykes went 2 for 2 with a pair of doubles. Head coach Janice Bryan attributed their current success to the hard work they've put in.
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| Faith Harris tags out a player before she can get back to second base. |
"It (reaching the Sweet 16) makes everything we've been doing since June worthwhile. I see us peaking at the right time." Bryan also felt as before that they got timely hitting, good pitching, and good defense when needed.
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| Players celebrate after the win. |
Bleckley hosts Jeff Davis in the Sweet 16 October 22. Game times are 4 and 6 pm.
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