CLEVELAND — Jaret Bales had a huge day at the plate and on the mound in leading Class 3A No. 1 North Hall to a 6-2 Region 7-3A win over White County on the road on Monday.
Bales went 6 1/3 innings, striking out 6, to get the win and also had three hits and three RBI to lead the offense as the Trojans (12-4, 7-0 Region 7-3A) took over sole possession of first place in the region.
However, the Trojans had to rally from an early 2-0 deficit as the Warriors (9-5, 3-4 Region 7-3A) scored single runs in the first and second off Bales. North Hall tied the game at 2 in the third on a RBI single from Ajay Jones, who later scored on an error.
The Trojans took a 3-2 lead in the fifth on a RBI single from Bales and put the game away with three runs in the seventh as Bales and Jones both had RBIs in the inning.
Mark Daniels pitched well for White County in the loss yielding just three runs on four hits in six innings.
CHEROKEE BLUFF 12,
LUMPKIN COUNTY 4
Jacob Vokal, Ty Corbin, Brett House and Landon Kemp all had three hits and combined 8 RBIs, and Caleb Miele and Lucas Tritt both had two hits and two RBI to lead the Class 3A sixth-ranked Bears to their fifth straight Region 7-3A win on Monday on the road.
The win moved Bluff (13-3, 6-1 Region 7-3A) into a tie for second place with Dawson County in the region.
Bluff pounded out 16 hits on the day. The Bears never trailed in taking a 5-0 lead into the fourth before Lumpkin County (5-10, 0-7 Region 7-3A) cut the lead to 5-2.
The Bears blew it open with a five-run sixth as House, Tritt, Corbin, and Vokal all drove in runs.
That was more than enough for Braxton Beal, who started and surrendered two runs on six hits over 3 1/3 innings while striking out three. Tritt went 1 2/3 allowing no runs or hits and fanning three. Vokal pitched the final two innings giving up two runs on two hits and striking out four.
Alejandro Narvaez took the loss for Lumpkin County allowing five runs on nine hits in three innings.
The Indians banged out eight hits with Harper Davenport and Narvaez each with two hits.
