R-S Central won the SMAC 2A-3A regular season title by four games.
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R-S Central High closed out its South Mountain Athletic 2A-3A girls’ softball title on Friday night by beating Burns 12-0 on the road.
The Hilltoppers went 15-1 in the league to finish four games ahead of second-place Crest (11-5) after the Chargers fell 5-3 at Shelby on Friday night.
East Burke handed R-S Central its only league loss, 3-1 in late March in Rutherfordton.
Shelby had eight hits and Crest only four in their game at Shelby, where the Golden Lions had a four-run third inning.
The SMAC 2A-3A plays a 16-game schedule and no conference tournament.
R-S Central owns the No. 1 state 2A bid from the league and Crest, as the top-finishing 3A team, goes into the 3A bracket first from the conference.
SMAC 2A-3A SOFTBALL STANDINGS
(conference records only, final regular season)
R-S Central 15-1
Crest (3A) 11-5
Draughn 10-6
E. Burke 10-6
Kings Mountain (3A) 9-7
Chase 6-10
E. Rutherford 6-10
Burns (3A) 3-13
Shelby 2-14