High school roundup: Brookstone baseball beats LaGrange 7-3

LAGRANGE, Ga. — Brookstone played up in classification Wednesday and took home a 7-3 victory from LaGrange.

Joey Lewis earned the win. In six innings pitched, he allowed three runs on six hits and four walks with three strikeouts. Lewis also launced a solo home run.

Brookstone’s top hitters were Brewer Carter (2-for-3, 2 runs) and Will Braxton (2-for-3, 2 RBIs).

Wednesday at LaGrange Brookstone 020 030 2 —7 10 3 LaGrange 000 300 0 —3 9 2 WP—Joey Lewis (2-1). LP—Alex Blanton (NA). Hitting leaders—Brookstone: Lewis 1-4, HR, R, RBI; Brewer Carter 2-3, 2 R; Will Braxton 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI; LaGrange: Joey Mansour 2-3. Records—Brookstone 4-2, LaGrange NA. Next—Brookstone at Troup County 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Smiths reaches Lake Martin semis ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. — Smiths Station advanced to the semifinals of the Lake Martin Classic with two more wins Wednesday, 4-3 in eight innings over Tallassee and 8-4 over Benjamin Russell.

The Panthers are 3-1 in the 16-team event.

Dylan Nevels earned the pitching victory against Tallassee, then went 3-for-4 against Benjamin Russell.

Wednesday at Central Alabama Smiths 001 010 11 —4 6 2 Tallassee 000 100 2 —3 9 2 WP—Dylan Nevels (1-0). LP—Jason Lynn (3-1). Hitting leaders—Smiths: Chad McManus 2-4; Tallassee: Todd Faulkner 2-3, 2B; Lynn 2-2, 2 BB. Records—Tallassee 15-4, Smith 8-9. Smiths 031 031 0 —8 15 1 Benjamin Russell 031 000 0 —4 7 1 WP—Zack Hewlewski (3-1). LP—Tony Johnson (3-2). Hitting leaders—Smiths: Dylan Nevels 3-4; Blaine Miller 2-3, 2B; Clay Huckaby 2-4, 2B; Kyle Gray 3-3, 2 2B; Chad McManus 2-4; Chris Allen 1-3, 2B; Tallassee: Brandon Dewberry 2-3; Johnson 1-3, 2B. Records—Smiths 9-9, Benjamin Russell 12-6. Next—Smiths vs. TBD 3 p.m. today in semifinal of Lake Martin Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER Northside blanks Troup County LAGRANGE, Ga. — On the artificial turf at Callaway Stadium, Northside scored all four goals in the second half in a 4-0 victory Wednesday over Troup County.

Wednesday at Callaway Stadium Goals—Northside: Brittany Banville, Stephanie Kolwicz, Chelsea Lewis, Janie Reynolds. Assists—Northside: Banville, Lewis, Kaitlynn Howard. Goalies—Northside: Rachel Hawk (7 saves); Troup County: Courtney Slauson (NA). Records—Northside 4-2-1 (2-0 Region 2-AAA), Troup County NA. Next: Northside vs. Columbus 5 p.m. Friday at Woodruff Farm.

LATE TUESDAY HIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE Columbus falls to Starr’s Mill Ari Smith scored three goals for Columbus, but they weren’t enough to keep up with Starr’s Mill as the Lady Blue Devils lost 10-4. Tuesday at Britt David Park Goals—Starr’s Mill: Logan Harris 4, Sarah Louis 3, Syneva Runyon 2, Stephanie Smith; Columbus: Ari Smith 3, Miranda Brown. Assists—Columbus: Brittany Siter 2. Goalies—Starr’s Mill: Jordyn Herring (5 saves); Columbus: Mikayla Smith (17 saves). Records—Starr’s Mill 2-3, Columbus 1-2. Next: Columbus at Lovett noon Saturday.