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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
North DeSoto heading to state championship; credits preparation and scheduling
STONEWALLL, LA (KTAL/KMSS) — North DeSoto baseball has punched its ticket to the state championship, and it was no easy task. After dropping the first game of the series against Lutcher on Thursday, the Griffins had to fight back to earn their spot in the state championship. Head coach Bo Odom credits not only the teams preparation, but the scheduling as well. 'From week one all the way through, our goal was to win two out of three. We've won on Thursday, we've lost on Saturday and our goal was to win that third game on Saturday and we did that for three solid weeks, and I think maybe four weeks solid,' Odom said. 'Then our goal from there was just, each week, we had three ball games, win two out of three. If you win all three, that's bonus. But just try to win the two out of three. So not that it's the same thing, but here they understand that, hey, we can do it. We've done it before, they can do it.' The Griffins head to Sulphur where they will battle Bursly for the state title. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tough break on the basepath dooms North Desoto in Game One
STONEWALL, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — North Desoto fell behind and didn't have enough hitting to get back in the game in a 7-4 loss to Lutcher in game one of the Division II (Non-Select) state semifinals Thursday night. Trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the 3rd inning, Cole Cory drove in Brayden Toothman with a well placed bunt, forcing the pitcher to make an errant throw down the first baseline. Later in the inning, the Griffins continued to pressure the Lutcher defense. With runners on first and second with nobody out, Braden Jones laid down another bunt, again the pitcher made a bad throw and the ball was knocked free from the first baseman as he collided with Jones at the base. It looked like two runs would score to tie the game at four, but after the play the umpires huddled up and called interference on Jones, taking the runs off the board and Jones is out at first. Instead of a tie game with a runner on 2nd and no outs, the Griffins had runners on 1st and second with one out, killing the momentum of the inning. North Desoto will need to win two straight to advance to the state championship series in Sulphur. Game two of the series is scheduled for Friday evening at 6 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
