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Cartersville coach ejected as Buford splits semifinal series with Purple Hurricanes
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Buford's Joey Bart hits a home run for the Wolves in their semifinal series on Monday at home. - photo by Dave McGregor
A video camera in the dugout will cost defending champion Cartersville its head coach for today’s decisive Game 3 of a Class AAA state semifinal at Buford. Buford defeated the Purple Hurricanes 4-0 in Game 1, behind a big home run from Patrick Burnette and a complete-game shutout from ace Jake Higginbotham. Cartersville responded in Game 2, knocking off the host Wolves 7-2 to force today’s Game 3, which will start at 5:55 p.m. Cartersville won a coin flip and will be the home team for Game 3.
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