By Jonathan Deal
jonathan@athensnews-courier.com
— Athens and East Limestone will play game three of a Class 5A playoff series Saturday at 2 p.m. after the teams split Friday night. Athens won the first game 20-5 in five innings thanks to a big game from Jackson Burgreen. Burgreen hit four doubles and a single resulting in five RBIs.
East Limestone rebounded to win the second game 6-5. Here is recap of how other Limesotne County teams fared Friday:
Class 1A
Athens Bible 4-19, Decatur Heritage 3-11 (ABS advances)
Class 2A
Hatton 8-12, Tanner 1-2 (Hatton advances)
Class 3A
Lauderdale County 5-15, Elkmont 1-2 (Lauderdale County advances)
Class 4A
Central 3-12, West Limestone 1-2 (Central advances)
Deshler 10, Ardmore 7 Game 1
Class 5A
Athens 20-5, East Limestone 5-6 (Game 3 Saturday 2 p.m.)
Check back Sunday for a recap of all these playoff games.