For most of the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A playoffs, New Hope High School had been looking for its offense.
Finally, the Trojans found some Friday night, scoring seven runs and collecting 11 base hits.
In the end it would still not be enough though as New Hope dropped a 9-7 decision to Grenada to see its season end with a two-game sweep in the third-round series.
"We battled all night," New Hope senior catcher Will Godfrey said. "If nothing else this season, we le
Scott was sports editor for The Dispatch.
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