Devils complete region series sweep

Model baseball bounced back from its first region loss and completed a region series sweep sweep of 7-AA opponent Murray County on Wednesday thanks to a 6-3 victory on the road.

The Devils (15-6, 9-1 in 7-AA) trailed 2-0 going to the fourth in Wednesday’s matchup, which was a makeup of a rainout last week, but rallied for three in the top of the fourth before scoring two more in the fifth and one in the seventh to complete the comeback win.

Reece Grodeman had a big day at the plate, going 2-for3 with a homer, two RBIS and three runs scored. Hudson Latimer also had a pair of hits, including a double, to go with a pair of RBIS while Jonah Winton added a hit and drove in two as well.

Rounding out the offensive contributors for Model were Ripken West with a hit, a stolen base and a run scored and

Carter Oyler with a double.

Winston Cash got the win on the mound after going five innings and allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts. West also pitched two innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits with four strikeouts and a walk.

Model will be on the road again on Friday to visit Haralson County for a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m. as the Devils look to bounce back from their first region loss suffered on Tuesday at home against the Rebels in the opening game of the series.

In other prep sports action recently:

SOCCER Rome girls 2, Cedartown 0

The Lady Wolves dominated possession and turned that into a pair of goals which was plenty to earn a shutout win at home in non-region play on Wednesday.

Rome (3-13) took 20 total shots with goals being converted by

Emily Cooper and Sophie Clowdus. Cooper and Annabel Chandler each had an assist as well.

Lady Wolves’ goalkeeper Jami Reyes recorded the shutout as she only had to make one save due to her team’s strong defensive play and possession in the victory.

Rome was on the road on Thursday at Sonoraville and will wrap up its season on April 13 when it hosts non-region foe Darlington at 5 p.m. at Barron Stadium.

Model boys 9, Pepperell 0

The Blue Devils got a final non-region tune-up on their home field before their postseason begins in a few weeks in the Class AA State Tournament as they used a well-balanced effort to convincingly defeat local foe Pepperell on Tuesday.

Model (17-0-1) was led by Lakin Dancause who had four goals and two assists in the win. The other five goals were scored by five different players, including Luke Silver, Grayson Davis, Cameron Sanchez, Wyatt Patterson and Zeke Donner.

Donner and Patterson each had one assist apiece as well. Other Devils with an assist were Grady Smith, Eric Flores and Elijah Marshall.

Tanner Couey and Zane Nicholson combined for the shutout in goal as the Model defense didn’t force its goalkeepers to make many saves, controlling possession against Pepperell for most of the game.

Model will await its first-round opponent for the Class AA State Tournament, which it will host on April 19.

Pepperell finishes its season with a 4-11 record.