SPORTS WEEKEND PREVIEW ( 6th Edition )

DODGERS RALLY IN 9TH

Cardinals Left Fielder Matt Holliday could have sent the Cardinals and Dodgers to St. Louis tied at a game a piece, but he dropped a line drive that would have been the final out of the game. The error opened the door for another dramatic Dodger win in their last at bat. Ronnie Belliard had a RBI single to tie the game and then pinch hitter Mark Loretta singled in the winning run off of All-Star closer Ryan Franklin to give the Dodgers a commanding 2 game to 0 lead in their best of five NLDS series. The series heads to St. Louis with the Cardinals in a must win situation.

DID YOU KNOW? The Dodgers had 22 last at bat victories during the regular season, which was tops in the National league.

HIGH SCHOOL GAME OF THE WEEK

Dorman @ Mauldin..... The Dorman Cavaliers expected to be undefeated at this time of the season, the Mauldin Mavericks did not. This sets up a clash between undefeated teams on the Golden Strip tonight at Mauldin High School. This will definitely be a measuring stick for the Mauldin program that is off to their best start since starting 5 and 1 in 1980. The Mavericks have been the surprise team in the upstate this High School season. Mauldin is averaging 52 points a game on offense so far, but faces their biggest test in the very strong defense of the Dorman Cavaliers. Dorman's defense is only giving up 10 points a game. The Dorman offense is pretty good as well, averaging 40 points a game. Dorman is use to playing big games, as they defeated Byrnes last season, Mauldin is not. I see Dorman's defense and experience being the difference in this game as the Cavaliers prevail..... Dorman 34 Mauldin 16

OTHER HIGH SCHOOL GAMES

York @ Gaffney..... The Indians come home to The Reservation after going 1 and 1 on a tough two game road trip. The Indians enjoy the home cooking..... Gaffney 38 York 13

Palmetto @ Woodruff..... The 2A top ranked Wolverines should roll in this game and they will..... Woodruff 48 Palmetto 14

Carolina @ Chesnee..... The Eagles got back on track last week against Palmetto and will keep the track going in the right direction against an improved Carolina team..... Chesnee 45 Carolina 19

Boiling Springs @ Hillcrest..... The Bulldogs best start in school history should get one game better tonight..... Boiling Springs 31 Hillcrest 17

Lewisville @ Chesterfield..... This should be another big win for the Number 1 ranked team in 1A, the Chesterfield Rams..... Chesterfield 34 Lewisville 12

Spartanburg @ Byrnes..... The Rebels will bounce back after their disappointing loss to St. Thomas Aquinas..... Byrnes 45 Spartanburg 7

Chapman @ Greer..... This will be a close hard fought game. I see the home standing Yellow Jackets pulling it out late..... Greer 27 Chapman 21

COLLEGE GAME OF THE WEEK

Florida @ LSU..... This epic battle has the teams that have won the last three National Championships. The questions that I have about this game is, will Tim Tebow play and how effective he will be? How good is LSU? I believe they are good, but they are not the Number 4 team in the country. If Tebow plays and is the Tim Tebow that we know and love, Florida wins big. I believe Tebow will play, but he will not be 100%. The LSU Tigers are always tough to beat in night games at home but the Gators find away to get it done..... Florida 27 LSU 17

OTHER COLLEGE GAMES

Kentucky @ South Carolina..... Steve Spurrier has never lost to Kentucky. This could be a trap game for the Gamecocks with Alabama looming over the horizon. The game is going to be close as the Gamecocks keep their coach undefeated against the Wildcats.....South Carolina 30 Kentucky 21

Boston College @ Virginia Tech..... The Hokies had a lackluster performance in their win against Duke last week. They will have to play better this week and will..... Virginia Tech 33 Boston College 14

Georgia Tech @ Florida State..... The Yellow Jackets have never won at Florida State. Until now..... Georgia Tech 28 Florida State 20

Maryland @ Wake Forest..... The Demon Deacons are coming off big win against NC State and will hold serve at home against the Terps..... Wake Forest 27 Maryland 14

Duke @ NC State..... The Blue Devils played very well against Virginia Tech last week. I believe they play well this week, but lose another close one..... NC State 24 Duke 20

Alabama @ Mississippi..... This is a must win for Ole Miss if they are going to win SEC West. They play pretty well but come up short..... Alabama 28 Ole Miss 14

NFL GAME OF THE WEEK

New England @ Denver..... The Patriots seam to be getting it together on offense. Tom Brady is getting more comfortable in the pocket. This is not good for the rest of the teams in the NFL. The Broncos are a very surprising team to this point in the NFL season. Broncos Head Coach Josh McDaniels coaches against his old mentor Bill Bellichick in this game and will suffer his first loss as a Head Coach..... New England 27 Denver 13

OTHER NFL GAMES

Dallas @ Kansas City..... Which Cowboys team will show up for this game? The one that keeps the Chiefs win-less..... Dallas 31 Kansas City 16

Washington @ Carolina..... If the Panthers are going to salvage their season, they have to win this game. They find away to get it done..... Carolina 20 Washington 17

Cincinnati @ Baltimore..... Surprise surprise this game is for first place in AFC North. Not a surprise, the Bengals come back down to earth..... Baltimore 31 Cincinnati 17

NY Jets @ Miami..... The Dolphins got their first win last week. I believe the Dolphins will upset the Jets this week..... Miami 17 NY Jets 10

The Major League Baseball Playoffs continue over the weekend and should be very good as well.
Enjoy your sports weekend.

Until Monday.