IN THE BAG? It appears that Glenelg, of coach Josh Hatmaker (red shirt) , is close to earning a berth in next week's Howard County title game.
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Glenelg ran its record to 11-0 with Tuesday night's 11-2 victory at Hammond, likely clinching a berth in next week's Howard County title game against twice-beaten Marriotts Ridge or thrice-beaten Reservoir.

Ranked 12th in the DigitalSports Top 20, Glenelg is 9-0 against the league heading into Friday night's game opposite visiting league rival Reservoir, which is 7-2 against the county and 10-3 overall.

The Gators must defeat the Gladiators, and hope that the Mustangs (7-2, 10-2) lose to winless Long Reach (0-10) -- also a game to be played on Friday night -- in order to earn a rematch with Glenelg in the county title game.

That would drop the Mustangs to 7-3 in league play, and the Gators would rise to 8-2 in the county.

A win for both means that the Mustangs and the Gators would each be at 8-2 in league play, but the Mustangs would get the nod over the Gators by virtue of their head-to-head, 12-4 victory.

Glenelg won last year's Class 3A-2A state title, but has been reclassified into the Class 2A-1A this season based on enrollment.