Bulldogs Use Two Home Runs to Defeat Gamecocks in SEC Matchup

ATHENS, Ga. (Interstat) — Henry Allen and Rylan Lujo homered to power the Georgia Bulldogs past the South Carolina Gamecocks 3-1 in a Southeastern Conference game Saturday at Athens Olympic Indoor Hall.

The Gamecocks scored an unearned run in the first inning on a bases-loaded walk by KJ Scobey. Allen tied it with a solo homer in the second. Lujo delivered the decisive blow in the sixth, a two-run shot that scored Allen.

Georgia’s Paul Farley earned the win in relief, pitching 4 2/3 scoreless innings with four strikeouts. South Carolina’s Amp Phillips struck out nine over six innings but allowed three runs. The Bulldogs improved to 22-6, while the Gamecocks fell to 13-15.