If Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe was feeling good off their 7-1 takedown of North Cobb Christian last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors fell just short of the Murray County Indians by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lakely Parrish was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, 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. Mylee Howard was another key player, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Murray County only tossed a.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Murray County, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe will challenge Union County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe is facing Union County at the right time seeing as Union County is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Murray County, they will take on Sonoraville at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sonoraville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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