Screven County Gamecocks (Sylvania, GA) supporters left the game thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Portal Panthers (Portal, GA), 6-2 in a league game.

With the triumph, Screven County improves its record to 5-2 on the year. The Gamecocks travel to Emanuel County Institute (Twin City, GA) to face the Bulldogs in a 1A D-II Region 3 game on Thursday, August 21. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 7-2. Emanuel County Institute won 8-0 in their recent league game against McIntosh County Academy (Darien, GA)

The Panthers now hold a 3-3 record. They play next when they travel to Jenkins County for a 1A D-II Region 3 game on Thursday, August 21. Portal will face a War Eagles squad coming off a 14-3 league loss to Bryan County (Pembroke, GA). The War Eagles record now stands at 4-3.