On Thursday, the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Union County Panthers 2-1.
Lakely Parrish spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Micha Valdes, who scored a run while going 1-for-5.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Union County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe will welcome North Murray at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Union County, they are taking a road trip to challenge Sonoraville at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sonoraville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Union County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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