Athens Bible makes state, Lawrence County, Ardmore set to face in north regional final
May 14—FLORENCE — Athens Bible punched its ticket to the state tournament, and two more local teams are just one win away after the third day of the North Regional softball tournament Wednesday in Florence. After a loss on Tuesday, Athens Bible won three straight games to win the losers bracket, becoming the Class 1A's North Qualifier 2 in the state tournament in Oxford next week. In Class 5A, Lawrence County and Ardmore will see each other for the North Regional final on Thursday at 9 a.
m. Whoever wins gets the top qualifying spot from the North in 5A, while the loser will have to fight their way through the losers bracket. "I like our mentality.
I like our dugout from top to bottom," said Lawrence County head coach Josh Graham. "I'd take these girls over anybody. We've got a lot of fire and focus.
I think we're ready to go tomorrow. " The Red Devils were in a similar situation last year with two wins on the first day before consecutive losses. They got payback today, beating both teams who put an end to their season last year, Class 5A's No.
3 Boaz and Scottsboro. "We got revenge, but the job isn't finished. " said Lawrence County's Alivia Terry.
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