Six area teams set out on Tuesday night as part of the first round of the NCHSAA 4-A softball playoffs, but only two teams will still be playing later this week in the second round.
Fuquay-Varina, which won the Tri-Eight conference championship, shut out Holly Springs to win by the 1-0 score (our own Fred Dry will have the story on this game between two of our area's teams coming soon).
The Lady Bengals are set to play again later this week, at home, against Leesville Road, while the Golden Hawks end their final season in the Greater Neuse Confernce at 16-5 overall.
Second-seeded Apex won at home by a 2-1 score over Southeast Raleigh, and will now hit the road to play at Wake Forest-Rolesville, which...
...took out Green Hope by the 7-1 score on Tuesday, ending the Falcons' season at 12-9. Also ending their season was...
...Middle Creek. After making it to the "final four" of the softball playoffs last season, there will be no such encore for Heather Robb & co. The Lady Mustangs lost 2-1 at West Johnston on Tuesday.
Also falling in the first round was Athens Drive, which lost to Greater Neuse champ Garner 3-2.
