Area 1 East champion Wayne County American Legion Post 11 will host Fuquay Post 116 at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at Carolina 1 Athletic Park for the Area 1 championship.

Wayne County (30-8) defeated Pitt County Post 39 6-5 on July 10 on Joseph Buckley’s walk-off single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to complete a sweep in the Area 1 East finals. With the win, Post 11 clinched a berth in the North Carolina American Legion State tournament, which begins July 20 in Cherryville.

Wayne County enters Monday night having won 21 of its last 23 games.

Fuquay has also clinched a spot in the state tournament.