West Johnston claimed its first ever state baseball playoffs victory with a 4-2 decision over Green Hope and South Johnston pulled one of the more notable victories of the night in the 3-A playoffs, drilling Rockingham County, 14-2.

Both Johnston 1-A squads will play on Tuesday as well. North Johnston downed Pamlico 7-3 for its second straight trip to the second round, while defending state champion Princeton eliminated Northampton-East in a 15-0, five-inning affair.

Smithfield-Selma and Clayton both took tough one-run losses in the 4-A playoffs. SSS fell 2-1 at Wilmington Ashley, while Clayton rallied within a run in the bottom of the seventh before falling 5-4 to Leesville Road.

We'll have reports on all of the games in next week's print edition of The Herald.

Here's a listing of Tuesday's area second round games:

1-A

North Johnston (13-6) at East Columbus (13-8)

Princeton (14-10) at Jamesville (18-2)

3-A

South Johnston (16-9) at Northern Nash (12-8)

4-A

Durham Jordan (18-7) at West Johnston (19-5)