By Adam MacDonald
ADEL — The Cook High Hornets’ baseball team won the decisive game 3 over Toombs County on Thursday afternoon to advance to the state AA quarterfinals.
The Hornets won game 3, 9-6, behind starting pitcher Josh Barks who struck out eight and hit a two-run homer.
Parker Nix went 2-for-4 with a RBI, Wes Warren went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Tyler Norton went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.
The Hornets had to come from behind in the series. They dropped game 1, 12-0, with ace Kaleb Cowart on the mound. Cowart and D.J. Johnson were the only Cook players to notch hits.
In game 2, the Hornets saved their season with an 11-1 win. Johnson struck out 13 batters while scattering seven hits. He also went 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run, two singles and three RBIs.
Cowart went 3-for-3 with two homers in game 2. Barks and Warren both went 2-for-3.
The Hornets will play Blessed Trinity in the next round of the playoffs.
