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Carl Allen carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and fanned 16 as the Commerce Tigers shut out Towns County 3-0 March 24.

Allen recorded all but five outs from the mound and held the Indians hitless until the leadoff batter in the seventh smacked a single to center. Allen proceeded to strike out the next three batters to end the game.

Hunter Ward led the offense with a two-run homer. T. Green had the other RBI and Allen went 2-for-3 at the plate.

After last Friday’s game was washed out, the Tigers are preparing to face Athens Christian on the road.

Athens Christian is 3-2 in the region, 4-5 overall. Commerce is undefeated (4-0) in region play and 7-4 and is averaging seven runs per game, two runs more than Athens Christian. The game starts at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. [Full Story »] 

After a long five game week, Banks County Diamond Leopards move to 2-2 in the region and 8-3 overall.

Out of the five games the Leopards played in the past seven days, the only sour note for Banks County was North Oconee, which added the team’s second loss to a subregion opponent.

This week should prove to be a little more relaxed for the Leopards, as the team will not be back on the field competing until Monday.

Coming up on March 30, Banks will host the Oglethorpe Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Last Wednesday, the Diamond Leopards were in Lexington and even without a stellar performance took a 10-4 win over Oglethorpe. The Patriots are winless in the subregion and are 1-9 overall heading into Monday’s game.

Five game week

With two rescheduled games falling into the same week as three subregion games, the Leopards pulled through with only one dropped game.

Last Wednesday, Banks was on the road in Lexington taking on the Oglethorpe Patriots. According to coach Joe Lord, the Leopards didn’t show the best performance, but it was enough to secure a 10-4 win. [Full Story »] 

By Brandon Reed
Chalk up another successful week for the Jefferson Diamond Dragons.

With a win over rival Commerce, followed by two region wins last week, the Dragons were sitting high heading into yesterday’s game against North Oconee. Sub-region opponent North Oconee hosted Jefferson Tuesday evening in the battle for the top spot in the subregion.

Tuesday’s battle for supremacy, left Jefferson wanting as the Dragons suffered a 3-1 defeat to North Oconee. This is the first loss for the Dragons in region play.

Coming up this week for Jefferson, the Dragons will look to defend its previous win against East Jackson Thursday on the road. Last week, the Dragons handed down an 11-1 defeat to the Eagles. Opening pitch is at 5:30 p.m. at East Jackson.

During last week’s three games Jefferson broke into double digit scoring each night. The only game that saw Jefferson giving up more than five runs was against rival Commerce.

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It was a tough week for Banks County’s Leopard soccer team.

After a hard 2-0 loss on Tuesday to Dawson County, the Leopards came back to defeat East Jackson 2-0.

Banks took the win over the Eagles as Wilians Olandez and Alex Vang scored goals for the Leopards.

Up next for the Leopards was Union County Friday night. The Leopards ran into trouble and were outmatched by Union. Banks took its fifth loss of the season, 1-0.

“We played solid all week, but were just outmatched against Dawson and Union,” said coach Michael Boomer. “Last week was tough with three games in four days, yet the kids played well.”

Coming up for Banks County, the Leopards will finish the season at home, as Towns County challenges the Leopards on Thursday at 7 p.m. [Full Story »] 

By Brandon Reed
The Jackson County Panthers were hoping to pick up where they had left off on March 12, with a victory over Athens Christian.

But a rematch Monday night didn’t go the way they had hoped, as the Eagles handed them their fourth loss of the year.

The Panthers will next host Stephens County in a region match-up on Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. [Full Story »] 

By Brandon Reed
Last week proved to be frustrating for the East Jackson Eagles who lost to region foes North Oconee and Jefferson.

East Jackson will try to turn its fortunes around on Thursday as they host Jefferson at 5:30 p.m. [Full Story »] 

By Brandon Reed
Last week was a tough one for the Jackson County boys’ golf team, as they faced three losses in a row.

The week started with a trip to Pine Isle to face Buford. In the end, it was Buford coming away with a 179-204 victory. Ben Waldrip led the Panthers by shooting a 49. Russell Jenkins shot a 51, Jonathan Jackson shot a 52, Rodney Price shot a 52, Jared Scott shot a 58 and Alex Brandao shot a 62.

Next up was a pairing against Stephens County at The Pines that saw Stephens come away with a 178-205 victory.

Price led JCCHS by shooting a 46. Scott shot a 49, Justin Lenz shot a 53, Jenkins shot a 57, Waldrip shot a 57 and Jackson shot a 58.
The Panthers wrapped up their week by facing off against Apalachee. Apalachee came away with a 171-191 win.

Price led Jackson County by shooting a 40, the lowest score of the year for the team. Waldrip shot a 50, Scott shot a 50, Jenkins shot a 51, Jackson shot a 55 and Lenz shot a 57.

“The men still have a great attitude and are working hard,” said coach Warren Standridge. “We have got to find a way to be more consistent.”

Jackson County was slated to face East Hall at Chicopee Woods on Monday, and Winder at Traditions on Tuesday. Results were not available at press time.

Next up for the Panthers is a match against Hart County and East Jackson on Thursday. The match is slated to get underway at 4 p.m.

The baseball Tigers have fallen into a pattern of win one, lose one.

The diamond Tigers are 6-4 overall and are currently undefeated in the region, holding at 3-0 as the team went into Tuesday’s game against Towns County. Results from Tuesday’s game were unavailable at press time.

Coming up for Commerce is region opponent Tallulah Falls on Friday. The game starts at 5:15 p.m. at Tallulah Falls.

The Indians have yet to win a region game this season and are 2-3 overall. Tallulah Falls is allowing an average of 10 runs per game, which bodes well for Tiger hitters. Last season, the Tigers won 12-2 and 9-1.

Last week, Commerce picked up two region wins by beating Hebron and Social Circle while dropping a game to Jefferson. [Full Story »]