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Alexandria sweeps Southside, clinches area title and right to host first-round playoff series. Oxford celebrates six seniors while splitting with American Christian.

Playoff pairings

First-round AHSAA playoff pairings.

Class 6A

Friday, 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Parker at Oxford.
Saturday, 1 p.m.
If necessary

Class 5A

Friday, 4:30 & 7 p.m.
Douglas at Alexandria
Saturday, noon
If necessary

Friday, 5 & 7:30 p.m.
Southside at Arab
Saturday, 1 p.m.
If necessary

Friday, 5 & 7:30 p.m.
Central-Clay at Headland
Saturday, noon
If necessary

Class 4A

Thursday, 5 & 7 p.m.
White Plains at Etowah
Friday, 5 p.m.
If necessary

Friday, 4:30 & 7 p.m.
North Jackson at Jacksonville
Saturday, 1 p.m.
If necessary

Friday, 4 & 6:30 p.m.
Geneva at Munford
Saturday, noon
If necessary

Friday, 4:30 & 6:30 p.m.
Handley at Andalusia
Saturday, 11 a.m.
If necessary

Class 3A

Thursday, 4:30 & 7 p.m.
Glencoe at Lauderdale County
Friday, 1 p.m.
If necessary

Thursday, 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sylvania at Piedmont
Friday, 5 p.m.
If necessary

Friday, 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Wellborn at Plainview
Saturday, noon
If necessary

Class 2A

Friday, 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Donoho at Southeastern
Saturday, TBD
If necessary

Friday, 4 & 6:30 p.m.
Cottonwood at Ranburne
Saturday, 1 p.m.
If necessary

Thursday, 4:30 & 7 p.m.
Glencoe at Lauderdale County
Friday, 1 p.m.
If necessary

Class 1A

Thursday, 1 & 3:30 p.m.
University Charter at Wadley
Friday, 3:30 p.m.
If necessary

Friday, 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Jacksonville Christian at Athens Bible
Saturday, 1 p.m.
If necessary

By East Alabama Sports Today

ALEXANDRIA — Tripp Patterson pitched a four-hitter in Game 1, and the Valley Cubs stemmed a Southside rally in Game 2 to sweep the Panthers 4-3 and 11-7 in Class 5A, Area 12 play on Saturday.

The Valley Cubs (21-8) clinched the area title and right to play host to its first-round playoff series against Douglas, which starts Friday.

Patterson’s four-hitter came in Alexandria’s 4-3 win. He struck out six batters and allowed two earned runs in seven innings.

Alexandria’s Aiden Brunner had a triple and a double and an RBI. Zach Baskins went 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI. Brodie Slaton and Samuel Henegar had an RBI apiece.

Alexandria’s Evan Snow was 2-for-2 with a double, two runs and an RBI in the Valley Cubs’ 11-7 victory. They also got an RBI apiece from Brunner, Brayden Thacker and Nic Thompson.

OXFORD 0-5, AMERICAN CHRISTIAN 5-4: Oxford split with American Christian while celebrating senior day at Bud McCarty Field.

Seniors included R.J. Brooks, Tide Gann, Forrest Heacock, Carter Johnson, Judd Syer and Branson Whiteside.

Oxford (25-9) managed three hits in Saturday’s opener with ACA, but answered a two-run ACA sixth inning with a two-run sixth of its own to retake the lead for good in the second game.

Reid Maniscalco hit a solo home run, the second home run of his varsity career, and Heacock hit an RBI single to give Oxford the 5-4 lead.

Maniscalco had two RBIs for the game.

Rocco Maniscalco hit a two-run double in the third inning.

Gavin Griner pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs and striking out four batters. Bryson Bradford got the win, allowing one hit and one unearned run in 1 2/3 innings.

Oxford opens the playoffs at home on Friday against Parker.

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