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Abbeville head powerlifting coach Travis Werner cannot ask for a better finish from his two teams.
The Abbeville Wildcats and the Lady Wildcats finished in first place, however, tied with two other teams at the Division III State Powerlifting Meet.
In powerlifting, there are tiebreaker rules that help break the tie.
When the tiebreaker rules were applied, the Lady Wildcats finished in second place, and the Wildcats finished still tied for first place with Church Point.
Last year the Wildcats won the title outright, winning by two points.

The Kaplan Lady Pirates were tied 3-3 but went on to beat Central Catholic 6-3 in a non-district game on Wednesday.
The Lady Pirates got things started in the first inning. Lauryn Packard singled on a 0-2 count, scoring two runs.
Kaplan pulled away for good with one run in the third inning. In the third inning, Janyia Small doubled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run to make it a 4-3 game.
Carina Chargois pitched Kaplan to victory. She lasted seven innings, allowing three hits and three runs while striking out 11.

The Abbeville Lady Wildcats defeated Franklin 20-9 on Wednesday after taking the lead late in the game.
Abbeville was boosted by Alexis Stelly, who went 4-for-4 at the plate. Stelly doubled in the first, singled in the second, and doubled twice in the fourth. She knocked eight runs in the game.
Stelly was also the winning pitcher for Abbeville. She surrendered five runs on two hits over four and two-thirds innings, striking out six.
Ahni Mire started the game for Abbeville. She allowed one hit and four runs over one-third of an inning