In a declaration that’s become fairly routine this time of year, West Laurens is once again headed back to Columbus to compete as one of the last eight teams who remain in the running for a GHSA softball title.
But the Raiders, in order to make their sixth-straight state tournament appearance and seventh in eight years next week, needed to pull off a once-in-a-decade first Wednesday as they swept No. 8 seed Cairo to win a road playoff series – something they haven’t done since beating Marist in the second round of 2015.
After a come-from-behind effort to take the first game of the doubleheader, 8-6, West Laurens (28-3, 6-1 region 4-AAA) plowed through the second to win 8-1…