Parkers Chapel takes on Magnet Cove in semifinal of regional tournament.

POYEN - Thus far, the first two days of the regional tournament have been the Carson Worthey and Tyler Martin Show for Parkers Chapel.

A day after hitting two home runs, Worthey went the distance with a three-hitter, and Martin ran his RBI total in the tournament to six, as Parkers Chapel rolled to a 9-1 win over Magnet Cove in the semifinals of the 2A South Regional Tournament Friday.

The win sends the Trojans (247), the 7-2A East’s No. 1 seed, into this afternoon’s regional final against Spring Hill, the 7-2A East’s No. 2 seed, who downed Rison to reach the championship game.

Game time is set for 2:30 p.m. The victory also gives the Trojans a first-round bye at next week’s state tournament.

The Trojans and Bears split their two games during the regular season with the Bears snapping the Trojans’ 10-game winning streak with a 7-5 home victory two weeks ago.

On Friday, Martin was the winning pitcher and drove in three runs. Against the Panthers, Martin went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

The sophomore had singles in the second, third and sixth innings with a double in the fourth.

Fellow sophomore Jordan Arrington also had a terrific game, going 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two stolen bases for the Trojans.

Thomas Hardy drove in a pair of runs, finishing 1-for-3.

Austin Looney and Michael Brotherton had one hit apiece for the Trojans, who banged out 12 hits in the win.

The Trojans pulled away from Magnet Cove by scoring four runs in the second along with two-run third and fourth innings.

Reece Griffin, who scored three runs, had an RBI single, and Worthey also drove in a run with a base hit in the second.

With a sizable lead, Worthey kept the Panthers at bay, taking a shutout into the sixth. He walked two and struck out seven while allowing just one run.