South Point series postponed

Game 2 of South Point’s best-of-three 3A West Regional championship series with Marvin Ridge was postponed Friday due to stormy weather.

The game was rescheduled for noon Saturday at Marvin Ridge. If Marvin Ridge wins and forces a Game 3, the teams would then head over to South Point for a 7 p.m. first pitch.

Friday’s decision was made around 4 p.m. after lightning struck nearby. The game was originally scheduled for a 5 p.m. start and couldn’t begin much later because Marvin Ridge’s stadium has no lights, forcing the immediate switch to Saturday.

South Point (24-2) beat the Mavericks (19-10) 4-3 in Game 1 Thursday in Belmont. The series winner will face Northeast Guilford or Eastern Wayne in the state championship series next weekend at Five County Stadium in Zebulon or N.C. State’s Doak Field in Raleigh.

South Point is trying to reach the state finals for the first time since finishing 3A state runner-up in 1994. The Red Raiders won the 3A state championship in 1981. South Point previously won back-to-back titles in the old Western N.C. Activities Association in 1973 and 1974 and finished WNCHSAA runner-up in 1977.

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