Randy Wright’s next win will give him a milestone few coaches reach. It’s No. 200, something he’s wanted all season and worked toward his entire career.

It also happens to be on the way to his ultimate goal, a second state championship in three seasons for his Porters Chapel Eagles. So right now Wright is more worried about what the victory, and not the milestone, will mean in the grand scheme of things.

PCA will open the second round of the Academy-A playoffs tonight against Benton. Game 2 will be Tuesday at Benton and Game 3, if necessary, is Thursday. All three games will start at 6 p.m.

“Hopefully, if we can get it, it’s going to be a game to give us a one-game lead in a playoff series,” Wright, who is in his 10th season at PCA, said of reaching 200 career wins. “With as big a game as this is, I really can’t think about what my 200th win will mean for me personally.”

Wright got his 199th win on Thursday, when the Eagles (20-5) finished a two-game sweep of Lee, Ark. PCA pounded out 28 hits in the series and outscored the Cougars 27-2.

Benton figures to provide a stiffer challenge.

The Raiders (14-5) swept Central Holmes in the first round, with Stuart Morgan tossing a no-hitter in the 4-0 clincher on Thursday. Benton and PCA have not played since 2003, when Benton was a Class AA school and the teams split a home-and-home series in the regular season.

“We’ve got our hands full. Benton is a very, very good team,” Wright said. “They can pitch, hit, play defense and everything about them is good.”

The Eagles may have another problem. Ace pitcher Michael Busby, who has a 0.44 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 29 innings this season, could miss a second straight start with a sore elbow.

Busby played shortstop, but did not pitch, in the first-round series against Lee and went 2-for-6 with a double and three RBIs. Wright said Busby will not pitch tonight and his status for the rest of the series is day-to-day.

Hayden Hales, who started Game 1 against Lee, will start tonght’s opener. Freshman Matt Cranfield is penciled in as the Game 2 starter.

Cranfield won the clincher against Lee and has pitched well when called upon this season. He has a 4-1 record, with two saves and a 3.10 ERA in 25 2/3 innings.

“I’m ready to pitch. If Michael can’t go, I’m ready,” Cranfield said. “I’ve pitched in big situations before.”