Mike Ridaught
The Gainesville softball team had no trouble on the road in Lake Butler against Union County in a match-up of top 10 teams.
Parris Wiggs hit a grand slam and the Purple Hurricanes, who are ranked 8th in Class 5A by MaxPreps, built an early 10-1 lead en route to a 10-5 win against the Tigers.
Union County (10-7), which is ranked 7th in Class 1A, closes out the regular season at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Baldwin.
GHS, which improved to 15-6, will host Williston in the regular season finale on Friday night. First pitch is at 6:30 p.m.
(BASEBALL) – Buchholz defeated Keystone Heights, 9-2, on the road.
Sophomore Kyle Brewer had a double and drove in three runs and Caden Kresak and Brett Blair had a pair of hits for the Bobcats, who improved to 16-5-1.
Buchholz will honor its eight seniors on Thursday night at 7 p.m. for Senior Night against Eastside.
Elsewhere, Chiles (Tallahassee) bounced back from a 1-run loss at Buchholz on Monday night to mercy-rule Columbia (Lake City), 10-0, in five innings on Tuesday night.
The Tigers, who fell to 11-12, will host Hamilton County (Jasper) in the regular season finale at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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