Chase Sewell had three hits and scored two runs for Triton in a 4-2 baseball playoff win at South Central in Greenville on Tuesday night. Kason Brown had two hits and two RBIs for the Hawks (14-10), who will host C.B. Aycock in the second round. Brown pitched five and one-third innings with seven strikeouts. … Midway advanced in baseball with an 8-3 win at home over Greene Central with an 8-run fifth inning as Tanner Williams pitched six innings. Wesley Tew and Wyatt Scott each had two RBIs for the Raiders. … Ava Strickland hit a home run and pitched a complete game with no earned runs as South Johnston took an 11-1 softball win in five innings over visiting East Wake in the first round. … Cape Fear Christian is presenting state championship rings in girls golf and girls tennis in chapel today. … The Carolina Hurricanes won their second round series opener, 2-1, at Washington on Jaccob Slavin’s overtime goal. … Golden State took a 1-0 lead in the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 99-88 win at Minnesota although Stephen Curry missed the second half with a hamstring injury. … Indiana went up, 2-0, with a 120-119 win at Cleveland on a 3-pointer by Tyrese Haliburton with one second left. … In NBA second round matchups tonight on TNT, the road teams have 1-0 leads as New York visits Boston at 7 p.m. and Oklahoma City hosts Denver at 9:30 p.m.