Johnston County Post 71 and Garner Post 232 cruised into the second round of the American Legion Baseball playoffs with two-game sweeps of Creedmoor and Cary Post 67, repsectively.
The two division rivals will meet in a best-of-three series starting Monday at Smithfield-Selma High School.
The series schedule:
Game 1: Monday at Smithfield-Selma High School
Game 2: Wednesday at Garner High School
Game 3, if needed: Thursday at Smithfield-Selma High School
We'll have updates on each game online.
The American Legion Baseball playoffs begin Thursday across Eastern North Carolina with eight Triangle-area teams in action. The first-round best-of-three series continue through Saturday. All games start at 7 p.m. unless noted.
The Area I West Division first-round match-ups are:
(1) Raleigh Post 1 (12-5) vs. (4) Pittsboro (3-9)
(2) Apex Post 124 (9-5) vs. (3) Durham Post 7 (8-10)
(1) Johnston County Post 71 (16-4) vs. (4) Creedmoor (3-10) - Thursday at Smithfield-Selma High (7:30); Friday at South Granville; Saturday at Smithfield-Selma High
(3) Garner Post 232 (19-8) vs. (2) Cary Post 67 (8-9) - Friday at Cary High; Saturday at Garner; Sunday (if necessary) at Garner
Rain claimed the first scheduled game of the American Legion baseball three-game series between Garner Post 232 and Johnston County Post 71 that was scheduled for Friday night.
The series will now shift to a Saturday, Sunday and Monday format with Saturday's game at Smithfield-Selma High School and the Sunday and Monday tilts at Garner High School.
All games in the series start at 7 p.m.
