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Seven area teams earned playoff berths when the Louisiana High School Athletic Association relased its 2017 softball brackets Thursday.
In Division IV, No. 9 St. Edmund (11-14) will entertain No. 9 Ascension Catholic (13-11) 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Last season, the Lady Jays grabbed a 7-3 win over Lafayette Christian before falling 4-0 to Hanson Memorial.
In Division III, No. 9 Sacred Heart of Ville Platte (17-10) visits No. 8 Opelousas Catholic.

The Eunice High Lady Bobcats dropped a 15-3 decision to the Mamou Lady Green Demons in non-district softball action Monday.
The Lady Cats fell behind in the second inning when Mamou scored a run in the top of the first inning and two more in the second to take a 3-0 lead.
Eunice responded with a run in the bottom of the second inning when Nicole Vidrine reached base as a result of an error and later scored on a triple by Morgan Domingue.
Mamou answered back in the top of the third inning, scoring five runs to extend their lead to 8-1.

Ross Granger never threw a pitch for LSU Eunice, but he will forever be a Bengal.
“It is our responsibility to make sure his legacy lives on,” LSUE head coach Jeff Willis said. “We put his initals on the jersey and will dedicate his jersey No. 11 to a player that represents the qualities that Ross had.
“It is our opportunity to tell his story to each team,” the coach said. “We want our entire team t strive to be like Ross Granger.”