The Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Union County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Union County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe didn't have quite enough to beat Murray County and fell 6-5. The Warriors have struggled against the Indians recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Lakely Parrish put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Skyler Phillips made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Micha Valdes was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
Even though they lost, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Union County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 7-0 to North Murray.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's record now sits at 7-10. As for Union County, their record now sits at 9-12.
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