JOURNAL SPORTS
Benton and Loyola overcame Game 1 losses on their homefields and posted 2-1 series wins over the weekend to reach this week’s state quarterfinals in the LHSAA baseball playoffs.
The Tigers, seeded sixth, get to host a quarterfinal series beginning Thursday against Destrehan.
The fifth-seeded Flyers go to Lafayette for a series starting Thursday at Acadiana Renaissance School.
Calvary swept visiting Fisher Wednesday and Thursday to punch its Select Division III quarterfinal ticket. The Cavaliers will host Dunham, the same school that beat the Cavaliers in the football state championship game in December, in the quarterfinals starting Wednesday.
Captain Shreve and Haughton were halted in tightly-contested regional round series.
After a Game 1 3-1 victory over third seeded John Curtis, Evangel was routed twice in New Orleans. Plain Dealing was run-ruled in its opening round playoff contest at Delcambre.
Regional round scores, quarterfinal matchups
Non-Select Division I
Benton-St. Amant: Game 1 St. Amant 11-6, Game 2 Benton 10-3, Game 3 Benton 11-6. Benton wins series 2-1, hosts No. 14 Destrehan Thursday-Friday-Saturday in quarterfinals
Haughton at Sam Houston: Game 1 Sam Houston 4-0, Game 2 Sam Houston 7-3. Sam Houston advances.
Select Division I
Captain Shreve at Alexandria Senior High: Game 1 ASH 2-0, Game 2 ASH 1-0. Alexandria advances.
Evangel at John Curtis: Game 1 Evangel 3-1, Game 2 Curtis 15-1, Game 3 Curtis 16-3. John Curtis advances.
Select Division II
Loyola-Archbishop Shaw: Game 1 Shaw 3-2, Game 2 Loyola 8-3, Game 3 Loyola 6-0. Loyola wins series 2-1, goes to (4) Acadiana Renaissance Charter Thursday-Friday in quarterfinals
Select Division III
Calvary-Fisher: Game 1 Calvary 6-0, Game 2 Calvary 3-0. Calvary wins series 2-0, hosts (11) Dunham Wednesday-Thursday in quarterfinals
Non-Select Division IV
Delcambre 20, Plain Dealing 0 (opening round, single elimination)