Jeff Hart

Four Gwinnett pitchers including starter Randall Delgado combined on a seven-hit shutout as the Braves defeated the Syracuse Chiefs, 6-0 on Friday night at Coolray Field.

West Hall improved to 8-7 on the season after routing Johnson 10-1 Friday in girls softball action.

Jennifer Rodriguez struck out 14 batters to lead the East Hall Jr. Vikings to a 10-0 win over Johnson on Thursday.

The Gwinnett Braves rallied from a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Syracuse Chiefs, 5-4, in 10 innings on Thursday night at Coolray Field.

Ashley Brown tossed a five-inning complete-game to lead Lumpkin County to a 9-1 win over Chestatee Thursday.

Class AAA fifth-ranked West Hall swept a pair matches Thursday at home.

Gainesville swept a pair of matches and Johnson split in a tri-match Thursday at the Gainesville gym.

Banks County took an 8-0 win Lakeview Academy Thursday in girls softball action.

The North Georgia Christian girls volleyball team fell to Cumberland Christian Thursday night in a four-set match.

Both East Hall coach Bryan Gray and Dawson County coach Jeff Lee, wanting to have an open week mid-season, decided to switch their pivotal Region 7-AAA game on October 12 to August 24 to open the season. On Friday night, both will find out if putting one of the higher profile games of the Region 7-AAA schedule front-and-center on opening night will pay off.