North Cobb Christian is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Thursday. They will square off against the North Murray Mountaineers at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Cobb Christian took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past King's Ridge Christian 6-5.
Faith Sonnenberg
| 08/11/25 vs King's Ridge Christian | 3 |
| 10/18/24 vs Darlington | 2 |
| 10/18/24 vs Darlington | 1 |
| 10/03/24 @ Union County | 1 |
| 09/19/24 vs North Cobb | 1 |
Faith Sonnenberg was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Molly Edwards, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Murray). Everything went their way against Dalton on Monday as they made off with a 9-1 victory. The Mountaineers not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since August 17, 2024 (when they won 11-3).
North Murray also got a great performance from Chanley Langham as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Malone, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. Lily Beavers was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
North Murray was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
North Cobb Christian's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for North Murray, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
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