Eight area teams off to Columbus for GHSA championship tournaments

There are eight softball teams from Bibb, Houston and Jones counties that have advanced to the GHSA championship tournaments in Columbus this week.

Thursday's schedule for those teams:

Class 6A

Houston County vs. Creekview, 1 p.m.

Class 5A

Jones County vs. Walnut Grove, 3 p.m.

Class 4A

Perry vs. Marist, 5 p.m.

Class 3A

Rutland vs. Calhoun, 5 p.m.

Class 1A Private

FPD vs. Tattnall Square, 11 a.m.

Stratford vs. Wesleyan, 11 a.m.

Mount de Sales vs. Eagle's Landing Christian, 11 a.m.

Here are our previews for all eight teams heading into Thursday's games:

Class 6A

Houston County readies for tough test in softball quarterfinals

Class 5A

Jones County finds confidence to reach championship tournament

Class 4A

Perry bounced back from losing streak to reach state quarterfinals

Class 3A

Rutland carries momentum into championship tournament

Class 1A Private

Gordon hoping to wrap up Tattnall Square softball career in style

Seniors say FPD has turned things around from early in season

Stratford looking to break through with first GHSA softball title

Mount de Sales excited about first trip to Columbus for championship tournament

This story was originally published October 25, 2017 at 6:33 PM with the headline "Eight area teams off to Columbus for GHSA championship tournaments."