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Class 4A Girls Preview: Baldwin vs. Griffin
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Baldwin Braves
Record/ranking: 24-8, No. 2 seed in Region 2, ranked No. 4
Coach: Kizzi Walker
Top players: Madison Ruff (13.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 3.8 steals), Janaye Walker (12.5 points, 12 rebounds), Kassidy Neal (12.9 points, 5.7 rebounds), Jamya Easley. Ruff was named the Region 2 Player of the Year. Neal had 22 points and 15 rebounds and Ruff scored 15 in the semifinal win over Holy Innocents’.
How they got there: def. Shaw 68-44, def. Troup 62-46, def. Luella 57-51, def. Holy Innocents’ 58-45.
Previous championships: Three – 1986, 1987, 1988.
Griffin Bears
Record/ranking: 26-4, No. 1 seed from Region2, ranked No. 3.
Coach: Roy Johnson
Top players: Aaliyah Duranham (16.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.6 steals), Zy Thompson (15.6 points, 5.3 rebounds), Leah Turner (12.6 points, 5.5 rebounds), Zaniyah Hosley. Duranham was named the Region 2 Defensive Player of the Year.
How they got there: def. Bainbridge 62-17, def. Starr’s Mill 60-30, def. Chestatee 66-47, def. Hardaway 59-54.
Previous championships: None.
Game notes: This will be the fourth meeting between the two Region 2 rivals. They split during the regular season and Griffin prevailed 51-48 in the region championship game. … Baldwin defeated No. 1-ranked Holy Innocents’ and No. 2 Luella en route to making it to the championship game.