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Ringgold rallies to force game 3 in baseball playoff-opening series; Gordon Lee swept

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Ringgold's Conner Christopher drove in four runs, three coming on a home run in the fifth inning, as the Tigers earned a split by winning game two, 5-3, over Gilmer in Tuesday's opening round of the teams' GHSA Class AAA playoff series at Bill Womack Field.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Ringgold's Conner Christopher drove in four runs, three coming on a home run in the fifth inning, as the Tigers earned a split by winning game two, 5-3, over Gilmer in Tuesday's opening round of the teams' GHSA Class AAA playoff series at Bill Womack Field. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Ringgold's Conner Christopher drove in four runs, three coming on a home run in the fifth inning, as the Tigers earned a split by winning game two, 5-3, over Gilmer in Tuesday's opening round of the teams' GHSA Class AAA playoff series at Bill Womack Field.

By Lindsey Young 4 min read

RINGGOLD, Ga. — First-round high school baseball series between No. 1 and No. 4 seeds are supposed to be near afterthoughts.

Then again, Gilmer is far from a usual fourth-place team.

The Bobcats strolled into Bill Womack Field and hung the first loss of the season on Ringgold ace Sebastian Haggard, 4-2, in game one of Tuesday’s doubleheader start to the GHSA Class AAA series.

The Tigers regrouped to force a game three Wednesday at 5 as Conner Christopher drove in four runs in a 5-3 win in Tuesday’s nightcap.

Ringgold coach Drew Walker said his team expected the games to be tight, especially after losing game one of last year’s second-round series against Gilmer’s region rival, Wesleyan, before rallying to win the final two en route to a run to the championship series.