Softball Game Preview: Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 8:09am

Softball Preview: Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors vs. Ringgold Tigers

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Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe hasn't had much luck against Ringgold recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors will square off against the Ringgold Tigers at 5:30 p.m.

Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since September 12, 2023 on Monday. They fell just short of Sonoraville by a score of 2-0. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Ringgold beat North Murray 9-6 on Monday.

Emorie Coles tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.

On the hitting side, Ringgold's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jillian Eaker, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI and a run. Eaker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Albany Harris, who scored three runs.

Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Ringgold, their victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-10.

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