Softball Game Preview: Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 8:20am

Softball Preview: Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors vs. Murray County Indians

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Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe has gone 8-2 against Murray County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Murray County Indians at 5:30 p.m. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.

On Tuesday, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe didn't have quite enough to beat Ringgold and fell 2-1.

Meanwhile, Murray County earned a 7-2 victory over North Murray on Tuesday.

Emerie Bohannon made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Charlsey Richards and Blakelee Ledford did most of the damage at the plate: Richards scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Ledford scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lanie Spence, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Murray County, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-7.

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