PREP SOFTBALL: Sikes' walk-off HR lifts Branford past Fort White, back into 1A state semis

  • Branford third baseman Madyson Sikes celebrates running to first base after hitting a walk-off home run to defeat Fort White in the Region 3-1A championship on Tuesday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)
    Branford third baseman Madyson Sikes celebrates running to first base after hitting a walk-off home run to defeat Fort White in the Region 3-1A championship on Tuesday. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

    BRANFORD — Oscar Saavedra had the shirts ready.

    Branford’s coach was confident, and a little cocky.

    “We were either gonna burn them, or keep them and wear them,“ Saavedra said.

    There’s no need for a bonf…