Mount Paran Christian Wins Georgia Softball Title
The Class AA-AAAA Private champion beat Prince Avenue Christian 17-7 in Columbus for its second state title overall.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Softball
Mount Paran Christian won the Class AA-AAAA Private softball state championship with a 17-7 victory over Prince Avenue Christian in Columbus. The win was the program's first state title since 2020 and its second overall.
Why it matters
The title caps a season in which Mount Paran Christian rebounded from an 8-6 start to finish 25-9 after winning 17 of its final 20 games. It gives Georgia's private-school softball programs a high-profile result from a late-season surge.
Mount Paran Christian averaged 10.2 runs per game over its final 10-game stretch and finished the season 25-9 overall, after a 8-6 start. Blane drove in 15 runs in the tournament, and the team went 7-1 during its Region 9AA championship run.
The players
Mount Paran Christian
A private Christian school in metro Atlanta whose softball program competes in Georgia's Class AA-AAAA Private classification.
Prince Avenue Christian
A private Christian school in Athens, Georgia, that finished as runner-up in the Class AA-AAAA Private state softball final.
Kira Driggers
A Mount Paran Christian slugger who hit 18 homers this season and has committed to play college softball at Clemson.
The details
Mount Paran Christian jumped to a 3-0 first-inning lead and scored five runs in the sixth inning to pull away. Sophia Blane hit a grand slam to end the game and was named tournament MVP, while Kira Driggers hit 18 homers over the course of the year.
Timeline
2020: Mount Paran Christian won its previous state title.
Start of season: Mount Paran Christian began 8-6.
Final 3.5 weeks of season: Mount Paran Christian won 17 of its last 20 games.
Championship game: Mount Paran Christian beat Prince Avenue Christian 17-7 in Columbus.
Season Trajectory
Mount Paran Christian's late-season surge reshapes the picture in Georgia's Class AA-AAAA Private softball classification, where the program now holds two state titles. Its 17-of-20 finish after an 8-6 start shows how quickly a roster with six freshmen can rise through the bracket.
Mount Paran Christian's championship confirms the program as a contender for next season's Class AA-AAAA Private bracket. Fans following Georgia high school softball can track the team's roster, which added six freshmen this year.
The takeaway
A team that starts slowly can still finish strong if it builds momentum through the second half of the season. Mount Paran Christian's run shows how a young roster can peak at the right time.
Further reading
For more on high school competition across the state, see Georgia Softball.
Source note: This article includes information reported by MDJOnline.
