Braves Win Series Over the Fish

The Atlanta Braves completed a three game series today with the Miami Marlins winning the series 2-1.  Alex Wood was on the mound for the Braves and Nathan Eovaldi for the Marlins

Eovaldi went sixth and second innings giving up nine hits but only one run.

That only run was the deciding factoring in the game tonight. The only run of the game came via off an Evan Gattis long ball in the second inning.

Alex Wood pitched through eight shutout innings only gave up five hits and struck of 12.

Alex Wood got the win, 10-10 of the season, and Craig Kimbrel came away with the save his 41st save of the year.

The Braves will be hosting the Phillies in a three game series starting Monday. Atlanta hopes to get into the Wild Card with a good showing against the Phillies.

Auburn Football: Week 1

Auburn and the Tiger faithful hope to pickup where they left off last year. Coach Gus Malzahn and the Tigers have a very explosive offense and look to be faster this season. Yesterday's game against Arkansas proved that the Tigers are just that, faster.

Arkansas got the ball to start the game. Auburn was prepared and forced the Razorbacks to go three and out.

Auburn's first possession ended as successful as possible with a touchdown. The touchdown came off of the arm of Jeremy Johnson to Melvin Rey on a 49 yard reception. Auburn led the Hogs 7-0.

Arkansas answered back with a score of their own. Brandon Allen found Hunter Henry for a 14 yard touchdown. Arkansas tied it up 7-7.

Auburn's second possession went like the first with a touchdown. This time it came off a one yard run by Cameron Artis-Payne. Auburn now led 14-7.

Arkansas managed to drive the ball that came of not being forced to punt.

Auburn took advantage with another touchdown drive beginning in the second quarter. Johnson tosses a 18 yard touchdown pass to D'haquaille Williams. The Tigers increased its lead 21-7.

Arkansas came back with a scoring drive of its own. Allen found A.J. Derby for a 17 yard passing touchdown. The Razorbacks still trailed by seven, 21-14.

The Razorbacks then sends Auburn its first three and out in the game.

Arkansas took advantage of that three and out and puts together another scoring drive. Jonathan Williams powers his way six yards into the end zone for the Razorback score. The Hogs notched the score up 21 a piece.

The score by the Razorbacks was the last score of the half that left the score 21-21.

Auburn got the ball to begin the second half and Nick Marshall replace Johnson at quarterback. The Tigers put together a scoring drive that took less than two minutes. The touchdown came of the speed of Marshall for a 18 yard touchdown run. Auburn took the lead 28-21.

Both teams exchanged a couple of punts until the next score.

Auburn's Jermaine Whitehead intercepts the ball for a 33 yard return touchdown. The Tigers increased its lead 35-21.

The Razorbacks got the ball back but is forced to punt after six plays.

The Tigers obliged on the next possession with a field goal. Daniel Carlson drills the kick from 45 yards making the score 38-21.

Arkansas could not answer with a score of their own and forced to punt after six plays.

The Tigers got the ball back and melted a lot of clock and came away with a score. Corey Grant powered the ball into the end zone on a three yard run. Auburn now led 45-21.

The Razorbacks finished out the game with the ball and never managed to score. Auburn took the game by a big margin 45-21 and gave Arkansas its first loss of the season.

The Auburn Tigers looked highly impressive in today's showing against the Razorbacks. The Tiger's backup quarterback look terrific today. Johnson went 12-16 passing, 243 passing yards, and two touchdowns. Artis-Payne also had looked good today. Artis-Payne had 26 attempts, with 177 rushing touchdown. The Tigers look better than they did last year. Auburn looks great to make a run for the tittle again this year.

UGA Football: Week 1

Georgia came into the game today with high hopes to get payback on Clemson from last years loss. The first half was a back and forth game between Georgia and Clemson.

Clemson got the ball first to start the game. The Tigers drove down the field to the red zone. D.J. Howard powered ball one yard into the endzone for six. After the extra point Clemson had the lead 7-0 with 10:46 left in the quarter.

Georgia came back with a score of its own. Todd Gurly sped 23 yards for the score tying it up 7-7.

With 35 seconds left in the first quarter, UGA snuck away with another touchdown. This came off a two yard run by Huston Mason. Georgia led Clemson 14-7.

Clemson drove the ball down the field on the first possession of the second quarter. Clemson's Charone Peake found Deshaun Watson for a 30 yard touchdown. The Tigers notched it up 14 a piece.

After a drive that resulted in a punt by UGA, Clemson got the ball back. Clemson's C.J. Davidson found the endzone on a one yard run. The Tigers took the led 21-14

UGA did not take long to score. During the kickoff after the Clemson score, Todd Gurly returned the kick 100 yards to endzone for the Bulldog score. Georgia had tied it up the game 21-21.

Neither team scored the rest of the half and both teams would go into the break all notched up 21 a piece.

Georgia received the ball to begin the second half. The Bulldogs drove down the field and came away with a 27 yard field goal by Marshall Morgan. Georgia now led Clemson 24-21.

The rest of the quarter both teams exchanged many punts that took the game into the fourth quarter with UGA still leading 24-21.

Georgia got the ball back in the fourth with 13:08 left in the game. Georgia drove done the field by sticking to the run game with great results. Todd Gurly broke off a 18 yard run into the endzone that extended UGA's lead 31-21

The Bulldog defense forced Clemson into a three and out and gave Georgia the ball back with 9:13 left in the game.

Georgia would capitalize quickly one just one offensive play. Nick Chubb broke off a 47 yard rushing touchdown. Georgia increased its lead 38-21.

Clemson got the back with nothing to show for being forced into another three and out by the Georgia defense.

It did not take long for Georgia to score again only to need one play. Todd Gurly unleashed his speed for a 51 yard rushing touchdown. Georgia took the driving seat 45-21.

Clemson was yet again forced to a three and out that gave Georgia the ball back with 5:38 left in the game.

UGA melted the rest of time remaining in the game and gave Clemson its first loss of the season.

The Bulldogs looked highly impressive in its first ballgame of the year. Todd Gurly already looked in mid-season form rushing with 15 attempts, 198 rushing yards, and three touchdowns. Huston Mason played a good game as well. Mason went 18-26, 131 passing yards, and one rushing touchdown. This Georgia team looks to take the season by storm with hopes for a tittle.

Luverne Tiger Football: Pregame Week 2

It is that time of year again for the Luverne Tigers to play its arch rival, the Brantley Bulldogs. Both teams are coming off losses from the week before. Each team has talent on both sides of the ball.

This rivalry is very heated between the two teams Luverne is 42-27-3 against Brantley and hope to put another win to that record.

The previous game against Opp, the Tigers started slow, but Luverne progressed to get better within the ballgame. With Brantley last week, was the complete opposite; Brantley had a huge lead and blew the against the Straughn Tigers. With that being said Luverne may have the advantage over the Bulldogs. The Tigers could win by a couple of scores tonight. I have the Tigers winning 30-21 over the Bulldogs.

Braves and Reds Split Series

The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds finished their four game series today but only to split the series two games each. Aaron Harang was on the mound for the Braves and Alfredo Simon for the Reds.

The Reds managed to get to Harang in the fourth inning by scrapping across three in the inning. The first tally came with the bases loaded off of a sacrifice fly by Ryan Ludwick driving in Todd Frazier and sending Brandon Phillips to third. Brayan Pena drove in the second score with a single that scored Brandon Phillips and sent Jay Bruce to second. The last run came off a single from Zack Cozart that scored Jay Bruce from second and making a 3-0 ballgame for Cincinnati.

The Reds came across another run in the sixth on a fielder's choice off of the bat of Zack Cozart that scored Jay Bruce making the Reds lead swell to 4-0.

The Braves did not scored its first run until the seventh that came off of a double from Tommy LaStella that scored Evan Gattis. That was the only Atlanta score in the inning making the game 4-1 in favor of the Reds.

The Reds get the one run back coming via of a solo homer by Todd Frazier and increasing the lead to 5-1.

The Braves had a rally going in the ninth that came from an Evan Gattis long-ball that closed the gap  5-2. Atlanta gets another run off of single by Jason Heyward the scored Emilo Bonifacio that made it a 5-3 ballgame.

The Reds managed to close out the inning and game 5-3. Aaron Harang receives his eighth loss of the year making his record 10-8. Alfredo Simon gets the win for the Reds that makes his record 13-8 and giving Jonathan Broxton his eighth save of the season. Atlanta will be off to New York to face the Mets on Tuesday night.

Predictions of Top Four NCAA Football Playoff Teams

NCAA college football will start its new look of a playoff system in this upcoming 2014 football season. It is going to be something like March Madness for basketball meaning the best team may not win it all. I have a few teams that look to do great in this new playoff system.

1, Florida State University (Atlantic Coast Conference) -- FSU looks as if it is a favorable pick this year. Florida State is coming off a undefeated BCS championship season last year. FSU also has it's Heisman coming back in the form of Jamies Winston. Winston had over 4,000 all purpose yards and 90 touchdowns. The Seminoles only lost four players off of defense that was ranked first in the 2013 season. Pass rusher Mario Edwards will also be returning to the Seminole defensive line. Edwards stands 6-foot-3, 300 plus pounds, and can run the 40-yard-dash in 4.8 seconds. Coach Jimbo Fisher looks to finish where they left off last year in the new upcoming season.

2. Georgia (Southeastern Conference) -- UGA looks as if it can put together a title run this year. Georgia's tailback Todd Gurly is hopping to put together a great year. Gurly, who tore his ACL in the Tennessee game, is coming off a good year despite the injury. He rushed for more than a 1,000 yards with 10 touchdowns. Gurly looks to come off the injury to make a huge impact in the Bulldog offense. Even though Aaron Murry is gone, Georgia looks as if they have a great replacement in Huston Mason. Mason is a fifth year senior and has nothing more on his mind than a championship season. On the other side of the ball, linebacker Ramik Wilson looks to take down anybody coming his way. Wilson lead the SEC in tackles last and looks to keep doing that this year with the Bulldogs. UGA's defense looks to take control of the SEC East. Coach Richt and the Bulldogs look like a big contender this year to win the SEC and the title.

3. Oklahoma (Big 12 Conference) -- Sooner football has the potential to have a great season after a great Sugar Bowl win over Alabama. OU's own quarterback, Trevor Knight, found some new found motivation after the Sugar Bowl win and has carried on into spring and fall practices. Trevor had 348 passing yards against the Tide and was probably his breakout game. Knight shared the quarterback position last year with Blake Bell. Trevor had decent numbers last year 600 plus all-purpose yards and 11 touchdowns. The Sooners have nine starters returning on defense and hope to get to the title game. Coach Stoops and the Sooners motivation look to be in great shape to be a contender of a championship.

4. Oregon -- The Ducks continue to have one of the most explosive offenses in both the Pacific 12 Conference and in college football. Oregon looks to continue that in this upcoming season. Oregon's quarterback, Marcus Mariota, looks to continue where he left off last year. Mariota had 3,665 passing yards and 31 touchdowns. Marcus is accompanied in the backfield by Byron Marshall and Thomas Tyner. Both players had good numbers for the Ducks last year and have more promise this season. Oregon looks to make less mistakes this year. The Ducks struggles last year was its downfall and cost them a championship. Oregon is hopeful to avoid those mistakes and become the dominate team that it can be.

There are many other hopefuls to make playoff bid in the forms of Alabama, Stanford, and Michigan State. Alabama looks as if it can take the Southeastern Conference (SEC) but the Tide have many obstacles to overcome. One obstacle is finding a replacement for A.J. McCarron. The other obstacles are the teams in the SEC West. Stanford has many obstacles mostly in the Pacific 12 Conference   (PAC 12) as a whole. Stanford is one of six teams ranked in the PAC 12. Michigan State is the darkhorse in the chase of a championship. The Spartans can win the Big Ten Conference but that is not Michigan State's worry. Sparty's biggest obstacle comes week two of the season in the from of Oregon. If the Spartans win against Oregon then Michigan State has a great chance for a title.

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Santana on the Hill vs. the Reds

Ervin Santana takes the hill tonight against the Cincinnati Reds. Santana will be looking for his 14th win tonight. Santana is 13-6 with a 3.71 ERA this year. Atlanta is 7-3 the last 10 games. As of late the Braves have been getting it done on offensive with Justin Upton leading the charge. The last seven games Upton has a batting average of .481 with three home-runs and batting in 13 runs. Even though the Braves are playing good as of late but the Braves are still in the hunt for October. Atlanta sits back six games in the NL East behind the Washington Nationals and one game back in the NL wildcard standings behind the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants.

Luverne Tiger Football: Week 1

Luverne High School battled to within two points of Opp  before falling to the Bobcats by a score of 36-26.  The Tigers turned the ball over on its first possession.

Luverne's first scoring drive was within the last seconds of the first quarter.  Tiger's quarterback Kenterius Womack found Rozerio Salter for a five yards on the last play of the quarter and downsizing Opp's lead 16-6.
The second Luverne touchdown came off of a forceful 39 yard run by Womack. The Tigers took the momentum going into the locker room by scoring on a fourth and goal with seconds to go in the half. Womack connected with Salter for a second time on a seven yard. The Tiger's pull within ten of Opp at the break 28-18.

Luverne continued with momentum going in the third quarter by forcing an early turnover by Opp. Within four plays the Tiger's scored on a one yard plunge by Treyvon Bodiford that cut Opp's lead to four. Luverne completed a successful two point conversion and pulled within two 28-26.

After exchanging punts, the Bobcats got the ball back with minutes left in the third quarter. Opp managed to put together a successful scoring drive with a 35 yard run by Orlando Lacey. The Bobcats added more cushion with the two point conversion on powerful run by Dyrian Savage. Opp pushed its lead back to ten points 36-26.

Neither team scored in the fourth quarter and OHS pulled away with the victory with a final score of 36-26.

Luverne has a very young offensive and defensive line. Kenterius Womack made quick decisions. The second half looked a lot better for the Tigers, more calm and relaxed. The young line stepped up to their potential. This made it easier for Womack to stay in the pocket and make clear passes. Luverne does have some standouts this year on all places on the field. The man leading the offensive,Womack, is returning after a pretty good year with 2,000 plus passing yards. Uriah Brown will possibly be Womack's number one choice to pass to this year. Brown is a very reliable receiver. Womack does have some speedy receivers coming and going from the backfield, one being in the form of Kevontae May. Luverne may have something special this year in Rozerio Salter as a kick return specialist. Salter knows how to catch the ball, make guys miss tackles, and possess speed to have long returns this year.  The boys of Luverne have a lot of potential to do great things this football season. The Tigers will travel to Brantley next Thursday to take on their arch rivals, the Brantley Bulldogs.