David Gonzalez and Hunter Anglin combined for 11 strikeouts and limited Jefferson to just two hits in leading Gainesville to a 2-1 win over the Dragons Thursday in baseball action.
Manchester opened the game with a 20-11 run and then cruised to a 95-76 win over East Hall Wednesday in the second round of the Class AA state tournament.
Jefferson coach Bolin Dubose knew the Dragons had a tall task in the Sweet 16 round of the boys Class AA tournament Wednesday night against No. 1 Greater Atlanta Christian.
It was a game that easily could have been taking in place in Macon next week in the Final Four. Instead, two of the top teams in the state -- third-ranked East Hall and fifth-ranked Lovett