Milton had a tough task at hand when they faced Roswell ace Andrew Smith last week. When the Eagles entered the fifth inning, they trailed 4-0 and it didn’t look like they were going to score, having stranded four runners in the previous four innings. However, in that inning, the team was able to put together base runners with a walk, a HBP, and a fielder’s choice and scored their first run. After the Eagles score their second run the bases were loaded and Scott Slappey hit a single to make it 4-4. When all was said and done, 11 players had come to bat and seven runs were scored in the inning to give Milton a 7-4 lead. They would never relinquish it and they beat their cross-town rival and stayed on top of the Region 6, Class 5A standings. Tyler Carpenter was the winning pitcher for the Eagles.
It was victory that was much needed after Lassiter had given them their first region loss in the previous game, 5-4. Milton followed up the win against Roswell with another region loss to struggling Wheeler, 12-8. The two losses didn’t hurt them in the standings, but gave them a cause for concern. The Eagles are in first place in Region 6, Class 5A, but, if they don’t play like they did the first 14 games, that could vanish very quickly.
NO. 1 HORNETS ON FOUR-GAME SKID …
Despite losing four games in a row, Roswell remains the top ranked team in the Class 5A coaches poll (gasports.com). It seems that the potential of this team is better than the actual play according to this ranking. The losing streak sent the Hornets tumbling in the region standings, all the way to fifth. Star pitchers Andrew Smith and Zane Evans have pitched well at times and they have combined for 18 strikeouts in their three starts. The runs just haven’t been there. The Hornets failed to score more than four runs during the losing streak. They were able to get on track against Kell on Monday, scoring eight in the 8-3 win (stats not available at press time). At 13-4, they still have a very good chance at making the playoffs and having a successful season.
In Class 2A, Lovett and Blessed Trinity are ranked No. 8 and No. 10, respectively in the coaches poll (gasports.com). Lovett has stayed hot in Region 6, Class 2A, beating Avondale, 16-1 and Druid Hills 15-0 to stay undefeated in the region at 6-0. The Lions can wrap up the regular season title with just four more wins in the region. Blessed Trinity had to go to South Carolina to start a winning streak. They won the Hilton Head Seahawk Invitational, outscoring their opponents 52-11 in the four games. They have won five of their last six to get above the .500 mark for the first time since early March.
TRACK, TENNIS AND LACROSSE NOTES …
At the Westminster Quad Meet, Westminster took the boys team title, while Lovett took the girls team title. Dylan Jeffey, Christian Cornell, Parker Tuthill and Robert David Abernathy took the 4×100 meter relay for Westminster, earning five points with a time of 44.35 seconds. Abernathy also finished first in the 100-meter dash, finishing at 11.68 seconds. Chloe Johnson scored five team points for Lovett with her win in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.41 seconds.
The Westminster boys lacrosse team is ranked No. 8 (laxpower.com) after they picked up their 10th win of the season, 7-6 in overtime against Lovett. The team is scoring an average of 11.27 goals per game, while they are giving up 5.36, which rank them fifth offensively and fourth defensively in the state (laxpower.com). Milton is ranked No. 4 this week in the same poll. They are 10-3 after they beat Louisville Collegiate last week. The Eagles will come back after spring break to face Charlotte Catholic and McCallie, two of the top rated teams in the nation.
Alpharetta and Northview rank first and second this week in Class 5A boys tennis (gasports.com). Both teams have only one loss between them. That is not good news for the other teams at this week’s region tournament. Milton, Chattahoochee, Centennial, and Roswell all rank in the top 10 in the girls’ Class 5A poll (gasports.com).
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