WC softball rained out in Game 2 vs. Tupelo

Published 6:26 pm Thursday, April 26, 2018

By Ernest Bowker

Warren Central shortstop Cocoa Fultz (20) flips to third base for a force out on Tupelo’s Miyu Imahashi in Game 1 of their Class 6A softball playoff series on Tuesday. Game 2 was rained out and rescheduled for Friday at 5 p.m. at Tupelo. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Warren Central’s softball team will have to wait another day for another shot at Tupelo.

Games 2 and 3 of their Class 6A softball series were rained out on Thursday, and rescheduled for Friday at 5 p.m.at Tupelo.

Tupelo (18-4) leads the best-of-three series 1-0, after winning 5-3 in Game 1 Tuesday in Vicksburg. If Warren Central (11-14) wins Game 2 on Friday, the teams will play Game 3 immediately afterward.

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Tupelo is the defending Class 6A champion. Warren Central has never been past the second round of the playoffs, and has only won two series since 2007 — including last week’s first-round win over Southaven.

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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