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Tigers take bite out of Bulldogs
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Biting back: Kentrell Hargrove (24) and Rober Sims (10) helped the Tigers get a win in game one against the Tri-Cities Bulldogs. - photo by Phgoto by Patty Leon
The Tigers took their first victory at the Peach State Holiday Classic on Dec. 27 by upending the Tri-Cities Bulldogs with an eight-point lead for a 70-62 win.
It was a brilliant display of passing that head coach David Jones said brought much deserved attention to his Tiger squad.
“We run into and see some of the old coaches and old players up here, and they were impressed and said they admired our kids’ ability to pass and share the ball,” Jones said. “There were even some college coaches who commented on Jarvis Wadsworth’s skills and playing abilities.”
Jones went on to say the first half was a little rough for the Tigers as they lacked in their rebounds, giving the Bulldogs second, third and fourth shot opportunities at the basket. But he said he was pleased his squad pulled it together and played as a unit.
“We did struggle, rebounding in the first half, and that was killing us,” Jones said. “We reduced that in the second half and did better on our offense. The kids played well defensively throughout the game,” he said. “Our defense was the turning point of the game without a doubt. It was a complete team effort. Jarvis has such great command on passing the ball. He did what a point guard is supposed to do and took control of the team.”
Jones noted Robert Sims, Brandon Hayes, Jordan Johnson and, in particular Kentrell Hargrove, had an outstanding game.
“Hargrove played solid,” he said. “Jarvis struggled a little bit but he did lead us in rebounding and did well at the board. Everybody contributed that lead to the win.”
The Tigers were scheduled to face Wenonah High School for game two. Scores and details will be printed if available.
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Cavs take series opener from Tide
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The Long County Blue Tide baseball game into the week knowing they needed to bring their A-game if they were going to beat the Calvary Day Cavaliers. On Tuesday, April 1, they struggled to get much going at the plate as the Cavaliers pulled away late to win the series opener 10-1.

The Cavaliers play their home games at Grayson Stadium in Savannah but because Grayson is also home to the Savannah Bananas, who have home games this week, all three games of the series are going to be played at Fulcher Field in Ludowici. That meant the Blue Tide were the visitors at their own field in the first game of the series.

The Blue Tide took a 1-0 lead when Isaiah Miller avoided the tag on a chopper to first base, allowing Nick Sizemore to score.

Because of this, the Blue Tide played the away team in the first game Tuesday. Nick Sizemore and Creight Rogers both walked to put two on base.

The Cavaliers retired 10 straight Tide batters from the second into the fifth innings, including eight straight strikeouts.

Calvary tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth on a run-scoring double, and a sacrifice fly in the fifth put the Cavs in front 2-1.

A fly ball lost in the sun became a double and brought home another run, and a single to left helped push the lead to 4-1.

Calvary got a two-run double to cap the fifth inning and go up 6-1.

Kenny Pickens ended the Tide’s 10-batter hitless streak as he singled to open the sixth. However, the next two batters went down before Pickens was caught stealing for the final out of the inning.

With the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth, the Cavaliers struck for four runs on a two-run single, a RBI double and a hit batter.

The Tide fell to 12-8 overall and 6-4 in region play.

They will host the Cavaliers again on Thursday, April 3 in a doubleheader to close out the regular season region play. The first game starts at 4 p.m.

The Tide will likely need to win one to preserve their top 16 ranking in the state as they look to clinch their first home state playoff series in 25 years.

 

 

 

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