Patriots
| 08/08/25 @ Pepperell | 17 |
| 08/21/25 @ South Cobb | 15 |
| 08/25/25 @ Hiram | 13 |
| 09/04/25 vs McEachern | 12 |
| 08/18/25 vs Chapel Hill | 8 |
Paulding County came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the McEachern Indians get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by seven runs or more this season.
Grace Dempsey made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dempsey was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Paulding County let Emeryson Gray and Sammy Jo Doyal run wild. Gray went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base, while Doyal went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave Gray a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ella Puckett, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and two RBI.
Paulding County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .619. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .447 or higher in five consecutive games.
Paulding County's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for McEachern, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Looking ahead, Paulding County will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Cass at 1:00 p.m. The Colonels' pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so the Patriots' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for McEachern, they will square off against South Cobb at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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