SURVIVE AND ADVANCE: Five local teams reach second round of state playoffs

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association state baseball and softball playoffs opened on Tuesday night as five local teams advanced to the second round. Southern Nash softball and Northern Nash baseball survived via one-run triumphs, while the Nash Central softball team had a big third inning to win its contest and the Bulldogs baseball team rode the arm of Colby Lewis to a shutout. kAm%96 7:7E9 E62>[ $@FE9(6DE t5864@>36 32D632==[ FD65 EH@ 3:8 :??:?8D E@ 92?5=6 :ED 3FD:?6DD]k^Am kAm#642AD @7 E96 82>6D 7@==@H]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m$~u%qp{{k^DEC@?8mk^Am kAmkDEC@?8m$@FE96C? }2D9 e[ #@D6 dk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm%96 $@FE96C? }2D9 D@7E32== E62> :>AC@G65 E@ a`_ @? E96...