Eastside baseball will be looking to bounce back from a challenging series against region leading Woodward Academy where the Eagles went 1-2 against the War Eagles. After two narrow losses to Woodward, Eastside finally had a game without inexplicable errors and overly questionable officiating, and won 4-2.
Now, the Eagles start a three game stint with Henry County (3-6, 2-4 in Region 4-AAAA) this week, playing two of the games on the road.
Meanwhile, Alcovy will be looking to snap a six-game losing streak when it visits Groveton (10-9, 3-6 in Region 2-AAAAAA) Monday to kick off a trio of games with the Warriors. Meanwhile, the Newton Rams are in a similar place, having lost seven straight. Newton’s last win came in a 5-3 triumph over Murray County back on March 4.
Granted, the Rams are just coming out of two series with the top two squads in Region 8-AAAAAAA, but Newton coach Andre Byrd will be looking for more than just a win as his Rams travel to Shiloh (5-15, 0-6 in Region 8-AAAAAAA) on Monday night. Byrd will be looking for some offense.
Since the Murray County game, Newton’s bats have been anemic, tallying just seven runs in the last seven games, three of which came in a 7-3 loss to Pickens on March 4.
Here’s where each Newton County squad falls in the region standings:
REGION 2-AAAAAAA
Greenbrier – 14-4, 7-2 in Region 4-AAAA
Lakeside – 13-5, 7-2
Heritage – 10-12, 5-4
Evans – 7-13, 4-5
Grovetown – 10-9, 3-6
Alcovy – 3-14, 1-8
REGION 4-AAAA
Woodward Academy – 10-4, 5-1
Luella – 5-6, 4-2
Eastside – 13-4, 6-3
Druid Hills – 7-7, 5-3
Salem – 5-11, 4-5
Henry County – 3-6, 2-4
North Clayton – 0-11, 0-8.
REGION 8-AAAAAAA
Grayson – 15-5, 6-0
Archer – 13-4 8-8, 2-4
Rockdale County – 14-3, 4-2
Newton – 7-10, 0-6
Shiloh – 5-15, 0-6
And here’s this week’s Spring Sports calendar for our three Georgia High School Association schools. If you would like your high school or middle school sports game or event to be included in our calendar, please email twilliams@covnews.com
Monday March 27
BASEBALL:
Alcovy at Grovetown, 5:00 p.m.
Eastside at Henry County, 5:55 p.m.
Newton at Shiloh, 5:45 p.m.
GOLF:
Newton Cup at Ashton Hills
TENNIS:
Eastside at Alcovy, 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday March 28
SOCCER:
Lakeside Evans at Alcovy, Girls: 5:30 p.m., Boys: 7:30 p.m.
Jackson at Eastside, Girls: 5:30 p.m., Boys: 7:30 p.m.
Newton at Archer, Girls: 5:30 p.m., Boys: 7:30 p.m.
TENNIS:
Alcovy at Heritage, 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday March 29
BASEBALL:
Grovetown at Alcovy, 5:00 p.m.
Henry County at Eastside, 5:55 p.m.
Shiloh at Newton, 5:45 p.m.
GOLF:
Alcovy vs Lake Oconee at Harbor Creek, 3:15 p.m.
TENNIS:
Walton at Alcovy, 4:00 p.m.
TRACK AND FIELD:
Alcovy at Heritage High School New Rock Meet, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday March 30
SOCCER:
Heritage at Alcovy, Girls: 5:30 p.m., Boys: 7:30 p.m.
Druid Hills at Eastside, Girls: 5:30 p.m., Boys: 7:30 p.m.
Rockdale County at Newton, Girls: 5:30 p.m., Boys: 7:30 p.m.
GOLF:
Alcovy vs Jackson at Hickory Hills, 3:30 p.m.
Eastside vs Spalding at Ashton Hills,
TRACK AND FIELD:
Alcovy at Heritage New Rock Meet, 5:45 p.m.
Friday March 31
BASEBALL
Alcovy at Grovetown, 7:00 p.m.
Eastside at Henry County, 5:55 p.m.
Newton at Shiloh, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday April 1
TRACK AND FIELD:
Newton at Westlake, 7:00 a.m.
