The Forsyth Central High School baseball team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the state Class AAAA playoffs.

The visiting Bulldogs swept a doubleheader from Lee County on Wednesday night in south Georgia, winning a pair of one-run games.

In the opener, Central held off the Trojans 2-1. In the nightcap, which didn’t start until after 9 p.m., the Bulldogs triumphed 5-4.

With the sweep of Lee County, which is just north of Albany, the Bulldogs advance to face the winner of Alexander and Whitewater next week.

Those teams opened their second-round series with a doubleheader Thursday.

The other Forsyth County prep baseball team that was still alive in the postseason, South Forsyth, was rained out Wednesday.

The War Eagles dropped a doubleheader to No. 1-ranked Greenbrier on Thursday in Evans, northwest of Augusta, to end their season.

Results:

* Forsyth Central at Lee County on Wednesday

Game 1: Central 2, Lee County 1   Final

Game 2: Central 5, Lee County 4   Final

Central wins series 2-0; next at Whitewater on Tuesday

* South Forsyth at Greenbrier on Thursday

Game 1: Greenbrier 4, South 1

Game 2: Greenbrier 5-South 2, in nine innings

Greenbrief wins series 2-0; South's season over

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