The MHSAA high school baseball playoffs began Friday and there were five teams in our coverage area that competed. Six total teams are playing in the postseason, but Oak Grove is the lone team with a bye into the second round.
Below is a recap of area Game 1s:
Purvis 1, St. Stanislaus 1
The Purvis Tornadoes women’s basketball team is off to a hot start winning their first 15 games of the year. The Tornadoes are currently 16-1 with their lone loss to Oak Grove in the Lamar County Tournament Championship Game.
With seven seniors, Coach Eric Cooper and the Purvis Tornadoes men’s basketball team look to their experience and chemistry to give them that push needed to have a successful season.
On senior night, Purvis’ five-game winning streak came to a screeching halt as they were blanked by Poplarville, 61-0. But it got worse. With 2:48 left in the second quarter, junior quarterback Hunter Robinson went out with an injury that sent him to the hospital.
The Purvis Tornadoes have won five games in a row after starting the season winless in its first three games.
Big plays and a dominant defense in the second half put the Purvis Tornadoes in the driver’s seat as they downed Lamar County rival, Sumrall, 28-17 in the Battle of 589.
The Sumrall Bobcats will host the Purvis Tornadoes in a key district game Thursday evening and the Battle of 589. The Bobcats are 3-4 on the season and are looking to get things back on track with the home game. Losing to Greene County this past week, Coach Shannon White is focused on the task at hand.
Things are looking bright as the Purvis Tornadoes won their third game in a row with a quality win over state runner up Seminary Bulldogs. It was expected the Bulldogs would pull out the win, but the Tornadoes’ defense stepped up once again to pull out a 26-13 win at home.
The Purvis Tornadoes hand delivered a loss Friday night to Seminary’s Bulldogs, 26-13. The first 24 minutes of play were all on the side of the Tornadoes, who didn’t allow the Bulldogs to score a point.
The Purvis Tornadoes got their first win of the season Friday night as they defeated Perry Central 27-8. The Tornadoes look to carry that winning momentum forward as they face a tough Northeast Jones Tiger team this week.
Overall, Coach Brad Hankins felt his guys played well against Perry Central.
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