The Union County Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when Union County challenged Ringgold on Thursday. Union County took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ringgold.
Gunnar Akins
| 03/27/25 vs Ringgold | 3 |
| 03/14/25 vs North Murray | 2 |
| 02/10/25 @ Towns County | 2 |
| 04/19/24 vs Banks County | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Ringgold | 1 |
Union County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gunnar Akins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Akins a new career-high in RBI (three). Another was Eli Gwynn, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Akins wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Union County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe suffered their biggest defeat since April 11, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Sonoraville, falling 7-1.
Union County now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 11 of their last 12 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-16 record this season.
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