By SAM STAFF/Sports Writer
Six softball squads in the “Southern Six” are trying to keep their season alive in pivotal game three showdowns Tuesday night in the South State playoffs.
In Class 7A, Ocean Springs hosts Oak Grove and D’Iberville hosts Brandon while Gulfport travels to Petal. In Class 6A, arch-rivals Picayune and Pearl River Central meet in a winner take all contest, while in Class 5A Vancleave hosts South Jones.
As of Tuesday afternoon, here is the updated MHSAA Softball playoff schedule and scores:
FIRST ROUND
CLASS 7A
Thursday’s Scores
Game 1
Lewisburg 12, Tupelo 2
Friday’s Scores
Game 1
DeSoto Central 6, Clinton 4
Germantown 7, Oxford 4
Hernando 4, Madison Central 3 (9 innings)
Northwest Rankin 2, Harrison Central 0
D’Iberville 4, Brandon 3
Ocean Springs 6, Oak Grove 1
Petal 11, Gulfport 7
Game 2
Lewisburg 13, Tupelo 4 (Lewisburg wins series 2-0).
Saturday’s Scores
Game 2
DeSoto Central 8, Clinton 3 (DeSoto Central wins series 2-0).
Germantown 6, Oxford 0 (Germantown wins series 2-0).
Hernando 9, Madison Central 5 (Hernando wins series 2-0).
Northwest Rankin 4, Harrison Central 0 (Northwest Rankin wins series 2-0).
Brandon 4, D’Iberville 3 (series tied 1-1).
Oak Grove 9, Ocean Springs 5 (series tied 1-1).
Gulfport 14, Petal 4 (series tied 1-1).
Tuesday
Game 3
Brandon at D’Iberville, 6:30 p.m.
Oak Grove at Ocean Springs, 5:30 p.m.
Gulfport at Petal, 6 p.m.
CLASS 6A
Thursday’s Scores
Game 1
Hancock 15, Terry 0
George County 15, Hattiesburg 0
West Harrison 6, West Jones 5 (9 innings)
Friday’s Scores
Game 1
South Panola 23, Ridgeland 0
Grenada 3, Warren Central 0
Neshoba Central 13, Lake Cormorant 0
Saltillo 14, Vicksburg 4
Picayune 5, Pearl River Central 2
Game 2
Hancock 12, Terry 0 (Hancock wins series 2-0).
George County 14, Hattiesburg 1 (George County wins series 2-0).
West Harrison 9, West Jones 0 (West Harrison wins series 2-0).
Saturday’s Scores
Game 2
South Panola 11, Ridgeland 0 (South Panola wins series 2-0).
Warren Central 11, Grenada 3 (series tied 1-1).
Neshoba Central 8, Lake Cormorant 0 (Neshoba Central wins series 2-0).
Saltillo 6, Vicksburg 3 (Saltillo wins series 2-0).
Pearl River Central 3, Picayune 2 (series tied 1-1).
Tuesday
Game 3
Grenada at Warren Central, 6 p.m.
Picayune at Pearl River Central, 5:30 p.m.
CLASS 5A
Wednesday’s Scores
Game 1
Corinth 18, Yazoo City 0
Game 2
Corinth 17, Yazoo City 0 (Corinth wins series 2-0).
Thursday’s Scores
Game 1
North Pike 4, Wayne County 2
Friday’s Scores
Game 1
Pontotoc 12, Greenville 0
Lafayette 12, Cleveland Central 0
New Hope 19, Gentry 0
Florence 6, Stone 5
Vancleave 2, South Jones 1
East Central 12, Brookhaven 1
Game 2
Pontotoc 12, Greenville 0 (Pontotoc wins series 2-0).
New Hope 14, Gentry 0 (New Hope wins series 2-0).
Wayne County 6, North Pike 5 (series tied 1-1).
Saturday’s Scores
Game 2
Lafayette 11, Cleveland Central 4 (Lafayette wins series 2-0).
Florence 4, Stone 1 (Florence wins series 2-0).
South Jones 8, Vancleave 6 (series tied 1-1).
East Central 16, Brookhaven 0 (East Central wins series 2-0).
Tuesday
Game 3
South Jones at Vancleave, 5 p.m.
Wayne County at North Pike, 6:30 p.m.
SECOND ROUND
CLASS 4A
Thursday’s Scores
Game 1
Greene County 4, Northeast Jones 0
Friday’s Scores
Game 1
Newton County 5, Itawamba AHS 1
Caledonia 6, Choctaw Central 3
Kosciusko 8, North Pontotoc 0
West Lauderdale 7, Tishomingo County 0
Purvis 9, Pass Christian 0
Bay High 9, Sumrall 8
Poplarville 8, Mendenhall 7
Game 2
Greene County 4, Northeast Jones 1 (Greene County wins series 2-0).
Saturday’s Scores
Game 2
Itawamba AHS 9, Newton County 8 (series tied 1-1).
Choctaw Central 8, Caledonia 7 (series tied 1-1).
Kosciusko 6, North Pontotoc 3 (Kosciusko wins series 2-0).
Tishomingo County 2, West Lauderdale 1 (series tied 1-1).
Purvis 3, Pass Christian 2 (Purvis wins series 2-0).
Bay High 11, Sumrall 7 (Bay High wins series 2-0).
Poplarville 11, Mendenhall 0 (Poplarville wins series 2-0).
Monday’s Scores
Game 3
Caledonia 4, Choctaw Central 2 (Caledonia wins series 2-1).
West Lauderdale 2, Tishomingo County 0 (West Lauderdale wins series 2-1).
Tuesday
Newton County at Itawamba AHS, 6 p.m.
CLASS 3A
Thursday’s Scores
Game 1
Belmont 3, Mooreville 0
Friday’s Scores
Game 1
Kossuth 7, East Webster 4
Belmont 3, Mooreville 0
Booneville 2, Choctaw County 0
Mantachie 6, Nettleton 2
West Marion 5, Enterprise-Clarke 2
Wesson 11, Seminary 0
Jefferson Davis County 7, Franklin County 0
St. Patrick 9, SE Lauderdale 2
Saturday’s Scores
Game 2
Kossuth 7, East Webster 1 (Kossuth wins series 2-0).
Belmont 7, Mooreville 3 (Belmont wins series 2-0).
Booneville 3, Choctaw County 1 (Booneville wins series 2-0).
Mantachie 7, Nettleton 4 (Mantachie wins series 2-0).
West Marion 5, Enterprise-Clarke 4 (West Marion wins series 2-0).
Wesson 9, Seminary 1 (Wesson wins series 2-0).
Jefferson Davis County 11, Franklin County 2 (Jefferson Davis County wins series 2-0).
St. Patrick 10, SE Lauderdale 0 (St. Patrick wins series 2-0).
CLASS 2A
Thursday’s Scores
Game 1
Eupora 12, Walnut 9
Calhoun City 1, Hamilton 0
Friday’s Scores
Game 1
Sebastopol 3, East Union 2
Union 10, Hatley 5
Clarkdale 7, Raleigh 0
Puckett 3, Loyd Star 2
West Lincoln 4, Pisgah 3
Lake 20, Mize 6
Game 2
Eupora 9, Walnut 6 (Eupora wins series 2-0)
Hamilton 10, Calhoun City 0 (series tied 1-1).
Saturday’s Scores
Game 2
East Union 4, Sebastopol 2 (series tied 1-1).
Hatley 7, Union 3
Clarkdale 6, Raleigh 5 (Clarkdale wins series 2-0).
Puckett 5, Loyd Star 4 (Puckett wins series 2-0).
Pisgah 7, West Lincoln 1 (series tied 1-1).
Lake 18, Mize 2 (Lake wins series 2-0).
Game 3
Hamilton 6, Calhoun City 1 (Hamilton wins series 2-1).
Tuesday
Game 3
Sebastopol at East Union, 6 p.m.
Hatley at Union, 6 p.m.
West Lincoln at Pisgah, 6 p.m.
CLASS 1A
Thursday’s Scores
Game 1
Myrtle 5, Potts Camp 0
Smithville 21, Baldwyn 2
Friday’s Scores
Game 1
West Union 8, Wheeler 1
Pine Grove 12, Hickory Flat 0
Sacred Heart 12, Simmons 2
Stringer 8, Nanih Waiya 0
Ethel 2, Enterprise-Lincoln 1
Salem 4, Taylorsville 1
Game 2
Myrtle 11, Potts Camp 0 (Myrtle wins series 2-0).
Smithville 13, Baldwyn 0 (Smithville wins series 2-0).
Saturday’s Scores
Game 2
Wheeler 6, West Union 2 (series tied 1-1).
Pine Grove 12, Hickory Flat 3 (Pine Grove wins series 2-0).
Stringer 8, Nanih Waiya 0 (Stringer wins series 2-0).
Ethel 12, Enterprise-Lincoln 3 (Ethel wins series 2-0).
Salem 12, Taylorsville 4 (Salem wins series 2-0).
Tuesday
Game 2
Sacred Heart at Simmons, 4 p.m.
Game 3
West Union at Wheeler, 5 p.m.
Game 3, if necessary
Sacred Heart at Simmons, 6 p.m.
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