The varsity Smiths Station softball team defeated Beauregard, 2-1, in a non-region home game April 20. Smiths Station, the No. 3 seed in the AHSAA 7A Area 4 standings, will play in its doube- elimination area tournament against No. 2 seed Auburn on May 1. Beauregard, the No. 3 seed in the AHSAA 5A Area 5, will face Elmore County May 3 on the road in its double-elimination area tournament. The top two teams of each area tournament advance to the next round of the playoffs. PHOTOS BY MATT AUSTIN/FOR THE OBSERVER
