(WJHL) – It was win-or-go-home for a handful of squads in Northeast Tennessee, as region semifinal matchups were played on Monday night.
Tennessee High baseball jumped out to a 3-1 lead at Greeneville, but saw it slip away in the third inning after a pair of Greene Devil RBIs. The Vikings regained the lead in the fourth inning on an Ashton Leonard RBI single and held on for a 9-4 victory.
Tennessee High will travel to Sullivan East for a sectional playoff battle on Wednesday.
Despite a furious comeback attempt, Chuckey-Doak dropped an 8-5 decision to Union County in Afton. The Black Knights finish the season as conference champs with a record of 22-6.
A defensive battle on the softball diamond tipped in Greeneville’s favor late, as the Lady Greene Devils hold off visiting Elizabethton, 1-0.