The old saying goes, revenge is a dish best served cold. And state championships are best served with two scoops. The CCA Lady Patriots got both on Saturday in Columbus, avenging a third-game loss to the David Emanuel Academy Eagles on Friday by winning two in a row with the Class A state title on the line.
The Lady Patriots won the first championship game easily 8-1. The second game was a different story. The two teams went back and forth for seven innings until CCA won when senior Cadence Cravey scored eighth grader Klair Mercer with a one-out walk-off single to centerfield.
It was a changing of the guard, if you will. A passing of the torch. The battle-tested senior handing the program over to the underclassmen, giving CCA fans a glimpse into the future of the program…