Spartans take Easter tournament

By Justin Parker
Lenoir News-Topic

SHELBY - Cody Poarch was unaware of the South Caldwell misfortunes the last two years in the Shelby Savings Bank Easter Tournament. Until early Thursday, that is. When he learned of the Spartans' Shelby struggles, it became the fuel for a stellar effort in the tournament final.

“That made me like 10 times more focused,” he said.

Poarch tossed a complete-game three-hitter and led South Caldwell to a 6-1 win over Kings Mountain to take the tournament title. South Caldwell (11-1 overall) had lost in the championship game each of the past two years - so while the Spartans had seen great success at the state level, one thing they had failed to do was win at Shelby over the Easter break.

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