PHOTOS: Warner Robins loses region opener to Benedictine, 19-2
Photos from Warner Robins baseball's region opener against Benedictine on March 10, 2026.
Photos from Warner Robins baseball's region opener against Benedictine on March 10, 2026.
Those kids that won just three games out of 30 in 2023 secured the Eagles’ (10-5, 1-3 Region 2-5A) first region win in seven years on Tuesday with a 4-3 defeat of Lee County (8-5, 1-3 Region).
The first region games got underway last week and more regions are to follow in the coming weeks, with 1-4A starting this week.
After Northside (9-5, 0-3 Region 2-5A) head coach Joey Walker and Houston County (10-2, 3-0 Region) head coach Matt Hopkins exchanged words in the infield, Hopkins accompanied Walker to the huddle in left field to offer the team praise.
Houston County (10-2, 3-0 Region 2-5A) finished their region sweep of Northside (9-5, 0-3 Region) with 12-1 and 5-1 finals, but they weren’t particularly pretty.
It took a little while for Warner Robins (5-4) to get going after a strong second inning, but they put Central Fellowship Christian Academy (0-7) away in five innings on Thursday.
Unfortunately for the Bears, a disastrous first quarter saw them down 28-3 in an eventual 80-48 final in Wednesday's Elite Eight matchup.
The end of flu season has taken its toll on the Perry Panthers (5-6), who were missing eight players and five starters in their 11-1 victory against Schley County (5-4) on Tuesday.
The basketball postseason in Houston County was over as soon as it started, with seven teams bowing out in the first week of the GHSA tournament and the final games of the GIAA’s season.
The early season is officially over and now most Houston County teams will enter their respective region races this week.