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Gainesville earns hard-fought sweep over Jones County to reach first state title series since 2002
Red Elephants will visit Greenbrier for the Class AAAAA championship starting Monday
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Gainesville High pitcher Jonathan Gettys delivers a pitch for the Red Elephants Monday afternoon during the second inning of game one of their state semifinals best of three series at Ivey-Watson Field. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times
In a lesser playoff series, Caleb Whitenton’s go-ahead home run or Mikey Gonzalez’s heads-up tag at third base might have been the defining moment. Gainesville needed much more than those crucial plays to defeat Jones County, and its players were up to the task. The payoff was well worth it.
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