Prep roundup: Pope walks off against North Atlanta
Feb. 24—Eli Overstreet provided the game-winning hit as Pope walked off with a 10-9 victory over North Atlanta on Thursday.
Overstreet finished the day 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs. Logan Rapp had two doubles and drove in three, Andrew Nelms was 2-for-4 with an RBI, John Stuetzer had a double, an RBI and stole two bases, and Carson Kerce added a hit, an RBI and stole three bags.
Pope (6-1) was set to take on Dunwoody on Friday.
Cartersville 6, Kennesaw Mountain 0: Landon Meng pitched 4 1/3 innings, scattered seven hits and allowed only one earned run, but he was handed the hard-luck loss.
The Mustangs were only able to collect five hits against the Purple Hurricanes.
Kennesaw Mountain (6-2) will host Hiram on Tuesday.
Wednesday
McEachern 10, Harrison 6: The Indians scored four runs in the first and four more in the sixth to pull away for a Region 3AAAAAAA victory.
Reece Kingeter was 3-for-4 and drove in two for McEachern, while Noah Johnson went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Andrew Carter was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, and Jordan Baynes went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Jordan Bright picked up the win, pitching 4 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and striking out four.
McEachern (4-2) will take on Tattnall Square on Friday.
Tuesday
North Paulding 15, Marietta 10: Karsten Leibel went 3-for-5 with a double and five RBIs for the Blue Devils in the Region 3AAAAAAA matchup.
Alex Whiteside was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI, while Andy Watters added a double, triple and an RBI.
Marietta (0-6) was set to face Allatoona in a non-region game Friday.
