The News Courier in Athens, Alabama

April 20, 2012

Athens, East Limestone split playoff series

ABS sweeps opening series

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.