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West Torrens Eagles are through to their first South Australian State League grand final since 2017 after taking down Henley & Grange Rams on the weekend.

The Eagles prevailed 14-7 at West Lakes Sports Club on Sunday to wrap up the series in two games after recording a 3-1 win in the opener of their preliminary final series on Saturday.

Goodwood Indians secured their passage to the 2022 South Australian State League grand final on Sunday after taking down minor premiers Sturt Saints in game three of their preliminary final series.

Stefan Welch homered twice and finished with five RBIs and veteran John Challinor went eight innings as the Indians completed a 10-4 win at Norman Reserve to keep alive their premiership hopes.

West Torrens Eagles rode an 11-run eighth to a series win over Goodwood Indians in the opening round of the South Australian State League finals on Sunday.

The Eagles surged late to hit the lead and held off a late rally from the Indians to secure a 13-12 win and wrap up their best-of-three semi-final at Lockleys Oval with a game to spare.

Henley & Grange Rams knocked Kensington Cardinals out of the South Australian State League premiership race on Sunday.

Utility Wilson Lee homered three times to lift the Rams to a 5-1 win at West Lakes Sports Club in game two of their semi-final series.

Sturt Saints swept a Sunday doubleheader to fight back from 1-0 down and secure victory in their best-of-three South Australian State League semi-final series against Southern Districts Hawks.

The minor premiers prevailed 8-2 in the deciding game to eliminate the Hawks from the final after earlier recording a 13-1 win at Norman Reserve.

Max Stagg’s two-run, walk-off homer lifted West Torrens Eagles past Goodwood Indians in game one of their South Australian State League semi-final series on Saturday.

Stagg crushed a long ball to left field after Tom McGarry started the bottom of the ninth with a single as the Eagles triumphed 11-9 at Lockleys Oval in the opener of the best-of-three series.

Wilson Lee tossed a complete game as Henley & Grange Rams blanked Kensington Cardinals 9-0 to open their best-of-three South Australian State League semi-final series on Saturday.

Lee struck out 11 and gave up only four hits and a walk in nine dominant innings to provide the foundation for a series-opening win at West Lakes Sports Club.

Southern Districts Hawks are one win away from reaching the second week of the South Australian State League finals after stunning minor premiers Sturt Saints on Saturday.

Michael Johnston and Brett Hattersley combined to limit the Saints to six hits as the Hawks recorded a 2-0 shutout win at Norman Reserve to open the best-of-three semi-final series.

Southern Districts Hawks are off to the South Australian State League finals for the first time in 12 years after taking care of Northern Districts Reds in the final round of the regular season on Saturday.

The Hawks prevailed 3-0 at Peregrine Park to take care of the job themselves and not have to rely on results elsewhere.

The race for the last remaining spot in the South Australian State League final series will down down to the final day of the regular-season after Tuesday night’s results failed to declare a winner.

But the race is down to two teams – East Torrens Redsox and Southern Districts Hawks – after Glenelg Tigers and Woodville Senators fell to defeat to crush their slim top-six hopes.