Patriots
| 08/23/25 @ Murray County | 3-2 |
| 08/05/25 vs South Paulding | 4-3 |
| 08/09/25 vs Milton | 4-5 |
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Paulding County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Murray County Indians. The three-run effort marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Grace Dempsey spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Aubree Busby was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one home run. That home run was her first of the season.
The win (which was Paulding County's third in a row) raised their record to 5-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Murray County, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Paulding County will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Indians: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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