Garner stayed alive in its American Legion Baseball series with Cary Friday night, forcing a deciding third game in their Area I West semifinal battle. Game 3 will be played tonight (Friday) at Trojan Park on the campus of Garner High School at 7.
North Chatham eliminated Clayton from the Area I West playoffs on Friday night with a 12-9 victory. North Chatham awaits the winner of the Garner-Cary series, which will begin on Monday night.
Cary downed Garner in American Legon Baseball on Thursday night, taking the opening game of a three-game playoff series. Post 67 and Post 232 will be in action tonight at Garner High School for Game 2 of the series. If needed, Game 3 of the series will be Saturday night at Garner as well.
Garner Post 232 will host Games 1 and 2 of its American Legion Baseball Area I West Semifinal series against Cary Post 67 on Thursday and Friday. The games will be played at Trojan Park on the campus of Garner High School. Both games begin at 7 p.m.
The best-of-three series will conclude (if necessary) on Saturday at a site to be determined.
Garner Post 232 completed a two-game sweep of Roxboro in the American Legion Baseball Area I West playoffs Monday evening, taking a 9-5, rain-shortened road win. Post 232 took a 4-0 win in Game 1 of the series.
Clayton-based Post 71 stayed alive with an 13-11 win over Raleigh Monday night at Smithfield-Selma High School. The deciding third game of the series is set for tonight (Tuesday) at East Wake High School.
Garner faces either Apex or Cary in the second round, beginning Thursday.
American Idol Scotty McCreery got back to his baseball roots over the weekend in his hometown of Garner. McCreery was in the dugout with the Garner Post 232 American Legion Baseball team on Friday night and Sunday afternoon during the Post’s annual Joey Family American Legion Invitational Tournament.
Garner Post 232 will host the Joye's Refrigeration American Legion Baseball Invitational, which is held annually in memory of Joseph M. Joye and Kenneth W. Hall, Friday through Sunday at Garner Magnet High School. Post 232 welcomes teams from Durham, Warsaw and Jacksonville for the event.
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Johnston County-based Post 71 defeated Apex Post 124 13-9 Sunday night to advance to the third round of the American Legion Baseball playoffs. Post 71 will meet Cary Post 67 in the Area I West Championship Series, beginning Tuesday night.
Cary eliminated Garner Post 232 from the playoffs with a 12-2 victory in seven innings on Sunday night.
The Post 71-Cary series will be a best-of-five format. The schedule has not been announced as of this morning.
Garner Post 232 and Apex Post 124 both kept their seasons alive for at least another night on Saturday, forcing deciding Game 3s in their American Legion Baseball playoff series.
Garner took an 10-5 victory over Cary Post 67, earning a deciding game tonight at Cary High School. Apex beat Johnston County-based Post 71 9-6 to earn another shot at the Sabres. Game 3 of that series is tonight at Smithfield-Selma High School.
Both games tonight start at 7.
The winners of each of these series meet in the Area I West Championship Series, starting Tuesday night. The winner of that series is guaranteed a spot in the state championship tournament.
Cary Post 67 defeated Garner Post 232 11-6 last night in the opening game of their best-of-three set in the American Legion Baseball Area I West divisional playoffs. Game 2 is tonight (Saturday) at Garner High School at 7.
Garner Post 232 completed a two-game playoff series sweep of Raleigh Post 1 Wednesday night with an 11-8 victory. Post 232 will meet Cary Post 67 starting Friday night for a three-game series. Johnston County-based Post 71 takes on Apex Post 124 in the other Area I West semifinal series.
The series schedules:
Garner Post 232 vs. Cary Post 67
Friday at 7: at Cary High School
Saturday at 7: at Garner High School
Sunday at 7 (if needed): at Cary High School
Post 71 Sabres vs. Apex Post 124
Friday at 7: at Smithfield-Selma High School
Saturday at 7: at Apex High School
Sunday at 7 (if needed): at Smithfield-Selma High School
