By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director

While Ocean Springs was holding off a strong push from Gulfport in the battle for the top two seeds in Region 4-7A, Biloxi did the same to Harrison Central in a clash for the third spot.
The Indians took two of three games from the Red Rebels to wrap up regular season play last week.
After an exciting 3-2 win in eight innings to open the series on Tuesday at home, Biloxi wrapped up the third seed with a big 14-5 win Friday night in Lyman.

Harrison Central actually led the game 5-3 entering the bottom of the fourth, before Biloxi rallied behind a three run-double from Logan Fontenelle that gave the Indians their first lead of the game at 6-5. Will Parker then gave Biloxi some breathing room when he smacked a three run home run in the fifth frame as part of a five run eruption and the Indians coasted to the win.
Judson Byars had a pair of hits and drove in three runs as well for Biloxi, while Chase DeLaughter added two hits also including a double to the winning 10-hit attack.
Tre Hanshaw and Trenton Bond each had two hits for HCHS, while Kanyen Beard added a two-run double.
Shawn Miguel Gollott worked just over five frames to earn the win on the hill for BHS, while Bond took the loss.

On Saturday, back in Biloxi, the Red Rebels salvaged the final game of the series with a 6-4 win with a three run rally in the top of the seventh.
Tri Gaughf delivered the biggest blow of the game, as his three run home run with one out in the final frame erased a 4-3 Biloxi lead and pulled the game out for the Red Rebels.
Gaughf, in his last regular season game for HCHS, collected a game-high three hits for the Red Rebels including the key three-run bomb. Bond added two hits to the winning effort, and Jayden Taylor had an RBI-double.
DeLaughter had a pair of hits for Biloxi, and Conner Lofton had an RBI-double.
Hunter Gullett earned the win, while Wyatt Pyron took the loss.
Ocean Springs will host Petal to open the first-ever Class 7A South State playoffs Friday night, while Gulfport will host Oak Grove. Biloxi travels to Brandon and HCHS heads to Northwest Rankin.