Thursday's Middle Georgia high school scoreboard
First Round
Class A Public
Wednesday
GMC 5-8, Johnson County 2-0, GMC advances
Telfair County 9-14, Mount Zion-Carroll 1-0, Telfair County advances
Wilcox County 8-11, Hawkinsville 0-5, Wilcox County advances
Baconton Charter 7-9, Taylor County 3-7, Baconton Charter advances
ECI 12-8, Treutlen 5-13
Thursday
ECI 4, Treutlen 3, ECI advances
Class A Private
Wednesday
FPD 10-5, Excel Christian 1-1, FPD advances
Stratford 2-10, George Walton 0-2, Stratford advances
Tattnall Square 4-13, Athens Christian 3-5, Tattnall advances
Eagle's Landing Christian 10-10, Mount de Sales 0-0, Eagle's Landing Christian advances
Second Round
Wednesday
Class AAAAA
River Ridge 5-1, Houston County 2-10
Jones County 2-0, Cambridge 0-7 (Game 3 Thursday, time TBA)
Thursday
Houston County 11, River Ridge 2, Houston County advances
Jones County 1, Cambridge 0, Jones County advances
Class AAAA
Gilmer 3-3, Veterans 0-9
Heritage-Catoosa 3-8, Mary Persons 1-6, Heritage-Catoosa advances
West Laurens 3-1, Marist 1-3
Thursday
Veterans 2, Gilmer 0, nine innings, Veterans advances
West Laurens 5, Marist 4, West Laurens advances
Class AAA
Ringgold 13-10, Rutland 1-2, Ringgold advances
Central-Carrollton 4-2, Dodge County 0-1, Game 2 eight innings, Central-Carrollton advances
Franklin County 16-14, Peach County 8-8, Franklin County advances
Class AA
Vidalia 15-5, Dade County 0-2, Vidalia advances
Bleckley County 4-4, Social Circle 1-9
Union County 14-5, Lamar County 4-3, Union County advances
Thursday
Social Circle 3, Bleckley County 2, Social Circle advances
State tournament
at Columbus Softball Complex
Elite Eight
Thursday
Class AAAAA
4:15 p.m.: Northside-Columbus vs. Houston County; Jones County vs. Allatoona
Class AAAA
4:15 p.m.: Worth County vs. West Laurens; North Oconee vs. Veterans
Class AA
2:30 p.m.: Heard County vs. Vidalia
Class A Public
10:30 a.m.: Wilcox County vs. Telfair County; Echols County vs. GMC
Class A Private
10:30 a.m.: FPD vs. Tattnall Square; Stratford vs. Prince Avenue Christian
Thursday's Softball Boxes
HOUSTON COUNTY 11,
RIVER RIDGE 2
Houston County 102-08 -- 11-11-3
River Ridge 002-00 -- 2-7-5
WP: Smith. LP: Flaherity.
2B: HC -- Davis.
HR: HC -- Ring, Davis.
Game notes: Houston County advances in the Class AAAAA playoffs.
Records: Houston County 26-9.
Next: Houston County vs. Northside-Columbus, 4:15 p.m., Thursday, at Columbus Softball Complex.
VETERANS 2, GILMER 0
Veterans 000-000-002 -- 2-8-0
Gilmer 000-000-000 -- 0-2-1
WP: Lamb. LP: Chalfant.
2B: V -- Foster.
Game notes: Lamb went the distance, striking out two and walking one, while also going 2-for-4. ... Veterans advances in the Class AAAA playoffs.
Next: Veterans vs. North Oconee, 4:15 p.m., Thursday, at Columbus Softball Complex.