by Malcolm Butler
All three local softball teams still alive in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association playoffs will be in action tonight, while Cedar Creek’s baseball teams road match-up at St. Edmunds has been pushed to Wednesday due to the forecast.
Choudrant, Simsboro and Cedar Creek softball will all be playing in the second round of the respective Divisions/Classifications with the Aggies and the Tigers hosting and the Lady Cougars going on the road.
The No. 7 seed Lady Tigers (20-10) will host No. 10 seed Family Community in the Class C playoff bracket tonight at 5:30 p.m. after finishing the regular season as the District 1B runner-up to Quitman. Simsboro had a first round bye.
The Lady Tigers have won four straight and seven of its last eight.
The No. 8 seed Aggies (15-13) fresh off a District 2B title will host No. 9 seed Holden at 5 p.m. Choudrant, which has won four of its last five contests entering the playoffs, had a first round bye.
No. 12 seed Cedar Creek (21-9) won its first round matchup over Delhi Charter last Thursday. The Lady Cougars travel today to face No. 6 seed St. John at 5 p.m.
Cedar Creek baseball’s first round match-up against No. 15 seed St. Edmund, originally scheduled for today, will now be played Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
In other high school baseball action, Simsboro will travel to Zwolle Thursday (5:30 p.m.) while Choudrant will host Quitman next Tuesday (4/29) at 6 p.m. Ruston will begin its three-game series against Benton Friday.
