New Albany Bulldogs

New Albany’s season came to an end Monday night, falling in game three of their third round series against Amory, 6-1.

“Early on, we got behind on some counts, got some walks and they got some big hits,” NAHS head coach John Walker said. “They just beat us tonight. They got a better starting performance on the mound than we got, and he (Will Cox) was probably better tonight than he was the other night, in my opinion. He challenged us tonight, and we fell a little bit short.”

The Bulldogs knew what they were up against, and for six innings, matched well with Amory and their ace pitcher, Will Cox. The Panthers eventually broke away in the seventh, scoring the lone run of the game to give them a 1-0 advantage in the third round series with a 1-0 win.

New Albany fell short in their comeback against Lewisburg, dropping game two of their series, 11-8 Saturday night.

The Bulldogs held a 1-0 series advantage, defeating the Patriots on Friday, 19-1, but found themselves down quickly in the second game, 5-0. With Taylor Goode and Drew Wray on base, Riley Alef brought in the ‘Dawgs first runs with his double and later scored himself off a single by Easton Hall.

Lewisburg added two more runs in the fifth, which preceded another RBI hit from Hall, making it 7-4.

New Albany golf now looks ahead to an appearance in the state championships after the boys won their district match and the girls finished second on Monday.