After losing back-to-back games for the first time this season last week, No. 1 Walton finished the slate strong by sweeping a Friday double-header with Woodstock (2-0, 12-4). North Gwinnett closed out the regular season with a 27-2 record and the Bulldogs ride a six-game winning streak after their most recent loss, a 5-1 battle with Class 5A’s Loganville. No. 4 Parkview held off No. 5 Brookwood 2-0 in their season finale and they enter the playoffs in the same position in the poll. After losing three-straight games in early April, No. 6 Lassiter took Game 3 against Walton and then swept a three-game series with Roswell (8-0, 8-2, 13-3) for a fourth-straight victory. No. 8 East Coweta’s 10-game winning streak was snapped as the Indians lost a cross-classification contest with Troup in their finale 4-0.
In Class 6A, No. 1 Pope defeated No. 6 Northview 6-2 on Wednesday, while No. 2 Allatoona and No. 5 Dalton split a pair of extra-inning games in the past calendar week. No. 3 Winder-Barrow swept a three-game series with Lanier this past week to finish the year with just two losses and a perfect 23-0 record against instate opponents.
Class 5A No. 1 Starr’s Mill split this week’s home and away with No. &*&* Harris County. Harris County jumped Buford for No. 5 after the Wolves closed the season with losses in three of its final four games and four of its final six games.
Class 4A No. 1 Blessed Trinity hasn’t lost to a Georgia opponent since a Feb. 27 extra innings matchup with Kell (8-7). The Titans cruised through the region schedule with an undefeated record, but now face off with Cartersville in a surprising first-round matchup. Cartersville, which was ranked No. 1 different during points during the season finished 8-4 in region play and grabbed the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. While a No. 4 seed should punish the Purple Hurricanes in the poll, instead it indicates the strength of the four teams in Region 4 and rewards one of few regions that has a fighting chance to advance all of its teams into the second round.
Class 3A continues to look wide-open as the polls remained locked for another consecutive week. Callaway swept a three-game series with Heard County to jump to No. 2 in Class 2A. In Class A-Public, Schley County and Emanuel County Institute surpassed Bowdon to complete the top 3 with No. 1 Gordon Lee.
Class 7A
1. Walton (24-6)
2. North Gwinnett (27-2)
3. Mill Creek (27-4)
4. Parkview (26-4)
5. Brookwood (24-4)
6. Lassiter (22-8)
7. Grayson (22-6)
8. East Coweta (25-5)
9. Archer (22-7)
10. Lambert (18-13)
Class 6A
1. Pope (23-5)
2. Allatoona (27-3)
3. Winder-Barrow (27-2)
4. Harrison (20-8)
5. Dalton (21-7)
6. Northview (22-7)
7. Gainesville (21-7)
8. Lee County (20-10)
9. Alexander (22-4)
10. Greenbrier (21-7)
Class 5A
1. Starr’s Mill (25-4)
2. Veterans (22-8)
3. Locust Grove (21-5)
4. Carrollton (25-5)
5. Harris County (23-7)
6. Buford (17-12)
7. Loganville (19-10)
8. Griffin (16-7)
9. Jones County (18-12)
10. Kell (20-11)
Class 4A
1. Blessed Trinity (25-3)
2. Cartersville (22-8)
3. Troup (19-10)
4. Woodward Academy (21-5)
5. Cedartown (20-5)
6. Northwest Whitfield (20-9)
7. LaGrange (19-11)
8. Cairo (21-6)
9. Heritage-Catoosa (24-6)
10. Madison County (14-14)
Class 3A
1. North Hall (19-10)
2. Pierce County (20-7)
3. Ringgold (25-5)
4. Redan (21-8-1)
5. Westminster (16-8)
6. Greater Atlanta Christian (20-8)
7. Pace Academy (19-7)
8. Franklin County (20-9)
9. North Murray (18-8)
10. Lovett (14-11-1)
Class 2A
1. Elbert County (24-5)
2. Callaway (21-8)
3. Jeff Davis (22-7)
4. Heard County (18-10)
5. Benedictine (17-11)
6. Harlem (21-9)
7. Bacon County (18-10)
8. Rockmart (18-10)
9. Bleckley County (21-7)
10. Thomasville (18-9)
Class A-Private
1. Holy Innocents’ (24-4)
2. Tattnall Square (23-3)
3. Savannah Christian (25-3)
4. King’s Ridge (18-8)
5. Hebron Christian (18-7)
6. Mount de Sales (19-6)
7. Calvary Day (16-9)
8. Athens Christian (21-5)
9. Strong Rock Christian (17-9)
10. Aquinas (19-4)
Class A-Public
1. Gordon Lee (21-5)
2. Schley County (26-2)
3. Emanuel County Institute (18-5)
4. Bowdon (17-10)
5. Trion (15-8)
6. Charlton County (20-5)
7. Lanier County (21-3)
8. Telfair County (16-9)
9. Irwin County (17-6)
10. Taylor County (21-3)
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