PGH Peach Games – Day 3 Early Risers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The third and final day of this year's Peach Games gave those teams and rising stars that were on hand one more day to showcase their talents throughout the first full weekend of May. Many of them managed to do just that.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The three-day get-together in the Atlanta area welcomed teams from not only the home state of Georgia but from across the southeast as well. One of the teams that was on hand made the trek all the way from Wisconsin to participate.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who were some of those who caught our attention at Lithia Springs HS? Without further adieu, here is who did indeed cause eyebrows to raise. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":651873,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Asia Carner","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Tishnor MS","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Kentucky Blue Devils 2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eKentucky Blue Devils managed to conclude its weekend with a two-game win streak after dropping the first two games of their Peach Games schedule. 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