Cartersville easily dispatched Southeast Whitfield County on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Hurricanes fell just short of the Allatoona Buccaneers by a score of 5-3 on Monday. The Hurricanes were not able to make up for their defeat to the Buccaneers from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Cartersville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Porter, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one double. Lakiaya Banks was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cartersville fell to 7-1. As for Allatoona, the win keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Cartersville will challenge rival Hiram at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Allatoona is set to face off against their familiar foe Cass at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Buccaneers 2.2, the Colonels 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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