Chili Dogs light fireworks with two five-run innings against ASAA

EMERSON-The Home Plate Chili Dogs (Argila) struck early and kept the pressure going Saturday morning as they drilled the ASAA 18U Nationals 12-2 in a State Games of Georgia contest played at Lakepoint.
The Chili Dogs will play again on Sunday at 10:15 against the Sandy Plains Wildcats 18U in a bracket game while the Nationals will play the Roswell Hornets in a 12:30 consolation game.
Home Plate took the early as Jett Lovett opened the game by reaching on a walk and quickly scored on a double to left field by Garrett Carter (Ola).
In the top of the third inning, the Chili Dogs took a commanding lead with a five-run frame that gave them a 6-0 lead.
Kile Greenwald (Whitewater) led off with a single and after one out, Daniel Courtney (Starr's Mill) reached on an error and Dekel Williams (East Coweta) singled to load the bases.
Greenwald scored when Lovett walked then Carter recorded a pair of RBIs with a triple before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Michael Maginnis (Newnan). 
The Chili Dogs added to their lead in the top of the fourth inning as Yates Kelleher (Newnan) reached on an error and later scored on a single to left by Courtney.
Nationals got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth inning and in the fifth with the bases loaded and one out, but Lovett came to the mound and the Newnan Cougar retired the next two batters to keep the margin at 7-2.
The Chili Dogs put a resounding boom to their firecracker of an offense in the top of the sixth inning as they added five more runs.
With two outs and the bases loaded, Courtney lined a two-run single to left field and Williams followed with a shot to right field that resulted in a three-run inside-the-park home run.
Lowery retired the side in the top of the sixth inning to end the game. 
Connor Smith (Trinity Christian-Sharpsburg) started the game by allowing three hits in three scoreless frames