For Tallassee baseball, all roads seemed to head straight through Trinity Presbyterian. 

In a Tiger versus Tiger showdown, Tallassee took on Trinity for the Class 4A Area 5 championship. A win for either team meant a home series to start the playoffs, while a loss meant a date with last season’s state runner-up Bibb County. 

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Ana Sofia Meyer / TPI Tallassee starting pitcher Hamp Love (right) winds up for his pitch against Trinity Presbyterian on Friday. The Tigers faced Trinity in a best-of three series for the area championship. Trinity swept the Tallassee, winning the first two games of the series, 11-0 and 7-4.