The Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors will host the Chattooga Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe didn't have quite enough to beat Ringgold and fell 6-4.
Lakely Parrish was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Parrish wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Micha Valdes, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Kayleigh Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ringgold only tossed three.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chattooga). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Gordon Central a 16-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won ten games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Chattooga, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-13.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe came out on top in a nail-biter against Chattooga in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 5-3. Does Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chattooga turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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