A member of The Courier Herald’s sports team since 2015, Jeremy writes about Trinity Christian School baseball, basketball, football and softball. The Dublin native, a multi-sport athlete for the Crusaders in his playing years, keeps close tabs on the school’s athletic programs and serves as a go-to authority on Trinity sports history.
The Crusaders were able to bounce back behind a great performance from Kolbi Grooms with several key hits to take advantage of multiple errors in Tuesday's road win.
After coming from behind to beat the Eagles the week before, the Crusaders left little to chance on Friday as they jumped on them early in a run-rule victory.
The Lady Crusaders couldn't catch back up with the Warriors after falling into a slight deficit – owing in part to an inexplicable four-point setback on the scoreboard – in the first half of Thursday's game at ABAC.
The Lady Crusaders survived a close one to advance to the Final Four again, and the Lady Falcons won their second-straight 2-High A title as region tournaments wrapped up in Friday's local basketball action.
The Crusaders were shut out in their first quarter, but still nearly came back for a shot to knock off a higher seed Wednesday night in the GIAA tournament.
The Lady Crusaders rolled to a spot in the finals, while the Trinity boys were handed a loss by CFCA during Thursday afternoon's preliminary action in Sandersville.
The Lady Crusaders' come-from-behind win over the state's top-ranked team highlighted Friday's senior-night celebration, which leads into this week's region 2-AA tournament at Brentwood.