Sallisaw, Central fall in regional tournament play

By Lea Lessley Sports Writer

Sallisaw and Central’s high school baseball seasons ended Monday and Saturday, respectively, in regional tournament action.

Sallisaw’s season ended Monday with an 8-6 loss to Oologah-Talala at Verdigris.

The Black Diamonds defeated Verdigris (6-2) and Oologah (12-5) in their first two games Friday and on Saturday Sallisaw lost 13-3 to Oologah to set up Monday’s winner-take-all contest.

Central traveled to Amber-Pocasset (near Chickasha) for its Class 2A regional tournament. The Tigers fell 7-1 to No. 6 Amber-Pocasset in their tournament opener Friday, and on Saturday, Central beat Fairview 9-6 before losing 13-1 to No. 11 Latta.

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