by Malcolm Butler
A trifecta of area high school teams earned postseason berths Wednesday as Ruston High, Cedar Creek and Choudrant will all advance to the Louisiana High School Athletic Association playoffs in their respective divisions.
Cedar Creek earned the highest seed of the parish schools as the Lady Cougars enter the Select School Division IV playoff as the No. 12 seed and will host No. 21 Delta Charter today at 5 p.m.
Creek (18-13) played a tough in-season slate that included six of their 13 losses coming against Class 5A opponents, including an 8-3 loss to Ouachita Tuesday in the regular season finale.
Delta Charter (12-16) won its final three games of the regular season, including a 17-1 victory over Rayville Sunday.
The winner of the contest will then face No. 5 seed Central Private.
Ruston High enters the Non-Select School Division IV playoffs as the No. 26 seed and will go on the road Friday to face No. 7 seed Natchitoches Central. First pitch is 6 p.m.
The Bearcats (13-14) won their final three games of the season, including a 5-4 win over Byrd High School on Tuesday. Ruston lost to Natchitoches Central 12-3 way back on February 23.
Natchitoches Central (25-6) boasts a six-game winning streak heading into the match-up.
The winner will play the winner of No. 10 Live Oak vs. No. 23 Prairieview.
Choudrant is the No. 20 seed in the Class B playoffs and will travel to face No. 13 Doyline today at 4:30 p.m.
The Aggies (9-17) dropped their final three games of the regular season, including a 3-0 loss to Class 4A West Ouachita in the finale.
Doyline (16-6) bring a three-game winning streak into the contest, including a 13-12 win over Class 4A Loyola Prep.
The winner will advance to face No. 4 Anacoco.
