The Union County Panthers will square off against the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Union County is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Union County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against North Murray on Tuesday. They lost 7-0 to the Mountaineers.
Meanwhile, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe didn't have quite enough to beat Murray County on Wednesday and fell 6-5. 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 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. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: 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 was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-4 with two doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Micha Valdes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
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.
Union County's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
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