It’s time to get serious in Georgia as Wednesday night and Thursday action will determine the winner of the TC/USA Nationals. And there’s a big carrot dangling for the teams that make it to the semi’s and finals in the 18U bracket too—they’ll be playing on national TV!

Here are the first-round 18U Platinum matchups beginning at 6 pm EST tonight. Winners play Thursday at 11:30 am EST.

Numbers in parentheses are the USClubRankings.com preseason rank for the team.

 

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No. 1 winner: Corona Angels (4) vs.

No. 8 loser: Texas Firecrackers-May (66)

 

No. 5 winner: Atlanta Vipers-Jennings (16) vs.

No. 4 loser: Texas Sudden Impact (28)

 

No. 4 winner: Impact Gold (11) vs.

No. 5 loser: Arizona Firecrackers-Kaye (41)

 

No. 8 winner: Tennessee Fury (101)

No. 1 loser: Firecrackers-Rico (2)

 

No. 3 winner: Gold Coast Hurricanes (10) vs.

No. 6 loser: Louisville Lady Sluggers-Dobina (47)

 

No. 6 winner: The Next Level (30)

No. 3 loser: Miami Stingrays (19)

 

No. 7 winner: Florida Storm-Shepherd (96)

No. 2 loser: Texas Glory (5)

 

No. 2 winner: East Cobb Bullets-Schnute (7) vs.

No. 7 loser: Houston Power-Glowacz (60)

 

Note: the semifinals played at 4:30 pm EST will air on CBS Sports Network Thursday as will the Championship Game at 7 pm EST.

 

 

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Here are the first-round 16U Platinum matchups at 6 pm EST tonight. Winners play Thursday at 11:15 am EST.

 

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Firecrackers-Blanco vs.

Louisville Lady Slugger-Ridolfi

 

Florida Power Black-Lantz vs.

Challengers-Renzi

 

East Cobb Bullets-Bass vs.

Texas Impact-Raley

 

Tulsa Elite-Galvan vs.

Georgia Force-Pealor

 

Gold Coast Hurricanes-Norman vs.

Georgia Elite-Hoover

 

Williamsburg Starz-Trull vs.

Mizuno Impulse-Gwyn

 

Atlanta Vipers-Palazzo vs.

Suncats-Judge

 

Tennessee Fury-Higdon vs.

NC Lady Lightning-Corn