Friday March 29th, 2024 8:32AM

Baseball: Huge region series on tap beginning Monday; schedule changes

By Jeff Hart Sports Reporter

With the latest Georgia Dugout polls released over the weekend, two northeast Georgia teams find themselves atop their respective classifications.

Buford remains No. 1 in Class 6A while North Hall jumped over Hart County from No. 2 to No. 1 to take over the top spot in Class 3A.

But those aren't the only northeast Georgia area teams to receive recognition. Flowery Branch still sits at No. 2 in Class 4A with Jefferson also staying put at No. 6 and both are among three teams from Region 8-4A in the top 10.

Cherokee Bluff is fifth after dropping one spot from last week in Class 3A. Commerce also dropped a spot in Class A Public to seventh.

With that there are some huge series on tap for area teams beginning on Monday. None will be bigger than the Falcons taking on No. 1 North Oconee in a three-game series in Region 8-4A. Branch (12-2, 3-0 Region 8-4A) will travel to North Oconee (15-1, 6-0 Region 8-4A) on Monday and Friday and will play host to the Titans on Wednesday.

In Region 7-3A, North Hall (11-3, 6-0 Region 7-3A) and White County (11-3, 6-0 Region 7-3A) open a series at Lynn Cottrell Field on Monday in the first showdown for first place among the top teams.

(Check below for the full schedule of games for Friday and Saturday involving northeast Georgia area teams.)

(Rankings taken from March 20 Georgia Dugout polls)


AREA BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR Monday, March 22
(Games listed by visiting team in alphabetical order)
(Area teams highlighted in bold)
(Games begin at 5:55 p.m., unless otherwise noted)

Cedar Shoals at Jefferson (DH), 5 p.m.*
Dacula at Buford*
East Hall at Chestatee*
Flowery Branch at North Oconee*
Johnson at Jackson County*
Lakeview Academy at Fellowship Christian, 6 p.m.*
Lumpkin County at Cherokee Bluff*
South Forsyth at Gainesville, 6:15 p.m.*
West Hall at Gilmer*
White County at North Hall*


AREA BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR Tuesday, March 23

Banks County at Union County*
Buford at Dacula* -- (moved from Wednesday)
Chestatee at East Hall-- (moved from Wednesday)
Commerce at Towns County, 5:30 p.m.*
Fellowship Christian at Lakeview Academy, 5:30 p.m.*
Habersham Central at Elbert County, 5:30 p.m.
Riverside Military at Rabun County

(* -- denotes region contest)

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