Woodland softball cruised to a 17-5 Region 7-5A win Wednesday night at Hiram to move into third place in the region standings. The Lady Cats pounded out 16 hits against the Lady Hornets who remain winless in region play. Haley Collum (2.1 IP, 5ER, 8H, 0BB, 2K) and Peyton Dorn ( 3.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB, 1K) split the pitching duties for the Wildcats. Jordan Hammonds had four hits including a double and one RBI at the top of the Woodland batting order. Elizabeth Hartsfield had two hits including a double and four RBIs. Bailey Sakacsi (RBI), Alana Carnes, and Mackenzie Araya each finished with two hits. Cambrie Carrington hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning. Kamryn Smith (RBI), Brooke Edmondson (RBI), and Collum added one hit apiece. Karmen Zeferino was credited with one RBI. Woodland (12-13, 6-6) is scheduled to play at Collins Hill Saturday, weather permitting. LAFAYETTE 14, ADAIRSVILLE 4 The LaFayette Lady Ramblers scored 11 runs in their first three frames Wednesday evening on their way to a 14-4 win at Adairsville in Region 6-AAA action. Adairsville scored single runs in the third and fourth innings and added two runs in the bottom of the fifth after trailing 14-2. Megan Gregory had two hits and one RBI for Adairsville. Halle Chasen hit a two-run homer in the fifth. Taylor Evans (RBI), McKenzie Pullam, Jenna Young, Brie Patterson, and Annalee Morris added one hit each. The Ramblers improved to 17-4-1 on the season and stayed at the top of the Region 6-AAA standings with a 9-2 mark. Adairsville (8-11-1, 3-8) returns to action next Tuesday at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.

SOFTBALL Adairsville 9, Ridgeland 7 The Lady Tigers built a 5-1 lead through 4-1/2 innings at Ridgeland Tuesday night, then held off the Lady Panthers down the stretch for a 9-7 Region 6-AAA win. Megan Gregory picked up the pitching win in 6-1/3 innings of work. She struck out nine and allowed only two, unearned runs. Halle Chason had four hits and one RBI to pace the Tigers’ offense. Alissa Winters followed with three hits. McKenzie Pullam (3 RBIs), Brie Patterson (RBI), and Jenna Young had two hits each for Adairsville. Taylor Evans (2 RBIs) and Gregory had the other base hits. The loss dropped Ridgeland to 6-16 on the season and 2-8 in region play. Adairsville (7-10-1, 3-7) plays at LaFayette Wednesday. Cartersville 10, Hiram 2 Lady Canes’ pitcher Ava Perkins allowed only one earned run in five innings of work Tuesday as Cartersville cruised to a 10-2 home win over Hiram. Perkins fanned nine. Campbell Rogers (double, 3 RBIs) and Elizabeth Nelson had two hits each for the Hurricanes. Jordan Bishop (triple, RBI), Kiley Arnold (RBI), Jordan Bishop (RBI), Layne Callan (RBI), and Reese Dumas added one hit each. Hiram falls to 4-12 overall and 0-10 in region play. Cartersville moves to 12-8-1 overall and 10-1 in Region 7-AAAAA Dalton 11, Cass 2 Dalton pitcher Kaylee Tatum limited the Cass offense to only three hits — two by Alexis Woods and one by Braelyn Franklin — as the visiting Lady Catamounts beat Cass for a second time Tuesday. After going winless through their first seven region games, Dalton has now won three straight. Dalton improves to 5-11 overall and 3-7 in Region 7-AAAA. Cass (8-16, 5-6) plays at Calhoun Thursday. Calhoun 7, Woodland 4 Calhoun scored six runs across the first two innings and held off Woodland Tuesday night 7-4. The Woodland defense committed six errors enabling four, unearned runs for the Yellow Jackets. Alana Carnes had three hits for the Lady Cats. Peyton Dorn followed with two. Elizabeth Hartsfield homered with Kamryn Smith and Cambrie Carrington adding base hits for Woodland. Calhoun improved to 17-6 overall and 8-2 in Region 7-AAAAA. Woodland (11-13, 5-6) plays at Hiram Wednesday. VOLLEYBALL Adairsville lost at Gordon Lee 25-22, 25-6 Adairsville also lost to Dade County, 25-19, 26-24 The Lady Tigers are now 11-19-2 overall, 1-6 in Region 6-AAA. They play at Sonoraville October 6. Cartersville defeated Cass (played at Hiram) 25-12, 25-20 Cartersville beat Hiram 25-10, 25-11 Lady Canes improved to 23-12 overall and 5-0 in Region 7-AAAAA. Cass is 10-19-1 overall and 1-4 in Region 7-AAAAA

Cartersville softball lost a 5-2 non-region decision Monday night at Villa Rica. The Lady Canes scored first when Kiley Arnold homered in the top of the first inning, but the host Wildcats posted three runs in the bottom of the first for a 3-1 advantage. Cartersville narrowed the margin to 3-2 in the top of the fourth without the benefit of a hit. A pair of walks, an error, and a wild pitch plated the Canes’ run. Villa Rica added to their lead in the bottom of the sixth. A pair of walks and two errors led to two more Wildcats runs for an eventual 5-2 final score. Ava Perkins (6 IP, 5R, 2ER, 5H, 3BB, 2K) suffered the pitching loss for the Lady Canes. In addition to Arnold’s homer, Jordan Bishop and Elizabeth Nelson had two hits each. Villa Rica improved to 16-3 with their win. Cartersville (11-8-1, 9-1) returns to region play Tuesday at home against Hiram and Thursday at Dalton. Both games are 5:55 p.m. starts.

Five local varsity cross country teams were represented Friday and Saturday at the Wingfoot Classic held at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville. The annual race is hosted by the Atlanta Track Club and this year attracted more than 125 teams and running clubs from eight states. Auburn (AL) won the overall girls championship against a field of 23 other teams. Ruby Little of Marist was in girls individual winner in 18:08.50. Brentwood (TN) won the 24-team overall boys championship race with Lambert placing fourth to be the top team from Georgia. Joe Sapone of Holy Innocents’ was the boys overall race winner in 15:06.20. Tyler Jones of Woodland ran to a 47th place finish in the overall championship race. He completed the 5K course in 16:27. The Woodland girls placed 12th in the 21-team Girls Varsity A Division which was won by Richmond Hill. Emma Segars (45th, 21:26), Danielle Thayer (49th, 21:34), Miranda Pelow (70th, 22:05), and Olivia Berry (71st, 22:08) led the Lady Cats in a field of 206 runners. The Cartersville girls were led by Meredith Gaines (157th, 24:09), Samantha Herrera (159th, 24:17), and Vivi Vest (166th, 24:27). The Cartersville and Woodland boys teams competed in the Varsity Boys Division A race and finished back-to-back. Cartersville was 17th and Woodland — without the counting score of Jones — was 18th. The division, which included 26 teams, was won by Dalton. Malachi Vosburgh of Cartersville finished fourth of 241 runners in 16:25. Barrett Stepp and Hayden Mitchell followed in 76th and 78th, respectively in 17:59 and 18:00. Woodland was led by a 21st place finish by Drew Thayer (17:01). Landon McSwain placed 58th for the Wildcats in 17:41 and Juan Mendoza was 86th in 18:06. The Cass boys team ran to a 12th place finish of 27 teams in the Varsity Boys Division B race. Critton Gearhart led the Colonels with a 46th place finish (18:17) out of 202 runners. He was followed by teammates Adam Pierce (58th, 18:48) and Jake Wright (86th, 19:36). Next for Cartersville on the schedule is the Alexander/Asics Invitational October 1 in Douglasville while Cass will run that same day in Cumming at the Rangers Invitational. Up next for Woodland is the Atlanta Classic in Douglasville on October 8.

The Cartersville Lady Canes’ volleyball team won a 16th consecutive Bartow County Championship Tournament title Saturday with a trio of straight sets wins in the event hosted by Cass High School. Cartersville defeated Adairsville in the opening round and Cass in the semifinals. The Hurricanes then faced Adairsville again in the finals to claim the county title once again. The first round win over Adairsville was 25-12, 25-15. The Lady Canes then topped Cass 25-17, 25-9 and closed out their championship match over Adairsville 25-9, 25-16. Lauren Lawson and Ailee England shared team honors in kills for the three matches with 19 each. Lawson and Mia Nicklas both finished with seven service aces. Aly Dunn and Bailey Gardner had a pair of blocks each in the triple-header. Nicklas contributed a team-high 18 digs and Lily Gochee produced 47 assists on the day. In other matches, Cass defeated Woodland 25-21, 25-19. Adairsville outlasted Woodland in three sets with the Lady Cats winning the opening set 25-18 before the Lady Tigers took the final two sets 25-22 and 15-13. Then to reach the finals, Adairsville stopped Cass in three sets. The Colonels won the opening set 25-19 before the Lady Tigers won the last two sets 25-12 and 16-14. In Adairsville’s run to a runner-up finish, Richlyn Blair and Jenna Claire Hendley led the team in kills. Hendley and Addie Pearson paced the Tigers in blocks. Sherry Wells was the team leader in digs and Annie McCormick was the Adairsville assists leader. Jada Zimmerman had seven service aces on the day for the Lady Colonels and Tamira Feanny totaled nine kills in the Cass matches. Cartersville (21-12) travels to Hiram Tuesday where the Lady Canes will also play Cass. Adairsville (11-17-2) makes a trip to Chickamauga Tuesday to play Dade County and host Gordon Lee. Cass (10-19-1) travels to Hiram Tuesday where they will also face Cartersville. Woodland (4-21-1) will make the ride to Shannon on Tuesday to face Darlington and host Model.

The Adairsville Tigers and the Cass Colonels produced one-sided wins Friday night while the Woodland Wildcats came up short on the road. Adairsville won an important Region 6-AAA game at home over expected region contender Ringgold 49-10. The victory keeps the Tigers unbeaten through two region games. Cass traveled to Decatur and posted 63 unanswered points in a blowout win at M.L. King, while Woodland fell behind early and never recovered in a 38-14 loss at Osborne. ADAIRSVILLE 49, RINGGOLD 10 The Adairsville Tigers made another statement Friday night with a solid 49-10 win over visiting Region 6-AAA foe Ringgold. Chris Roper scored on touchdown runs of 20 and 16 yards and tossed a three-yard jump pass for a touchdown to Connor Ray to pace the Tigers’ offense. Ethan Blome sprinted to a 94-yard touchdown run in the second quarter; quarterback Jonathan Gough scored on a one-yard keeper and tossed a three-yard touchdown passes to Grayson Belcher in the second half; Authur Leffler converted a 33-yard field goal in the second quarter and kicker Cooper Souders converted four PAT kicks. Adairsville rushed for 330 yards while limiting Ringgold to just 161 total yards. Ethan Blome had 114 yards rushing on eight carries. Caden Copeland finished with 84 yards on five carries, and Roper totaled 66 rushing yards on 10 attempts. Gough completed 13 of 15 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns. Belcher had nine receptions for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Tre Winters made three catches for 23 yards and Roper added one reception for 44 yards. Adairsville (4-1, 2-0 Region 6-AAA) travels to LaFayette next Friday for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. CASS 63, M.L. KING 7 Freshman quarterback Brodie McWhorter threw five touchdown passes while Devin Henderson passed for a touchdown and caught two McWhorter scoring passes as the Cass Colonels cruised to a 63-7 non-region win over M.L. King at Buck Godfrey Stadium in Decatur. McWhorter had touchdown tosses of 34-yards to Devin Henderson, 27-yards to Sacovie White, 3-yards to Chase Tatum, 63-yards to White, and 30-yards to Devin Henderson in the first three quarters. Devin Henderson threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Henderson with 5:06 remaining in the first quarter to put the Colonels’ first points on the board. Saul Viella kicked two Cass extra points in the first half although two PAT attempts failed. The Colonels still led 28-0 at halftime. The Cass defense cashed in with a safety midway through the second quarter after Viella pinned to Lions down at their own 1-yard line with an excellent punt and team coverage. The Cass defense added to the scoring barrage in the third quarter. Ja’Kai Baldwin picked off an M.L. King pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown with 9:34 remaining in the period. He later scooped up a Lions’ fumble at the 15-yard line and raced it into the end zone for another Cass score. In the final minute of the third quarter, Devin Henderson picked off another Lions’ pass and returned it to the M.L. King 14-yard line. Four plays later, Freddi Gbadie scored on a three-yard run to give Cass a 63-0 lead. In a continuously running clock fourth quarter, M.L. King scored a touchdown with 9:55 remaining. Ramique Thomas broke free for the Lions’ 53-yard touchdown run. On the ensuing possession, the Cass offense drove to the M.L. King red zone and ended the game with a fourth down play at the Lions’ 10-yard line. The loss drops M.L. King to 1-4 on the season. Cass (2-3) begins play in Region 7-AAAAA next Friday at Woodland. The game will be broadcast live on BartowSportsZone.com. Pregame coverage will begin at 6 p.m. with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. OSBORNE 38, WOODLAND 14 Too many turnovers and an inability to finish scoring drives left the Woodland Wildcats on the short end of a 38-14 decision Friday night at Osborne. The host Cardinals (5-0) benefited from three first half Khalif Walters touchdown runs on their way to a 31-3 halftime lead. Walters scored on 1-yard and 4-yard runs in the first quarter and ripped off a 48-yard scamper early in the second quarter. Edward Burr added a 14-yard touchdown run midway through the second period and the Cardinals booted a 38-yard field goal in the final minute of the opening half. The 31-point surge for Osborne came after Woodland started the game with a productive drive. The Wildcats methodically drove to the Cards’ 10-yard line on their opening possession before the drive stalled. Woodland’s Spencer Fleming made a 27-yard field goal that had the Wildcats up 3-0 midway through the first quarter. Two minutes into the third quarter, Burr connected with Joshua Horton for a 45-yard Osborne touchdown pass that gave the Cardinals a 38-3 lead. Later in the third period, Fleming made a short field goal narrowing the Osborne lead to 38-6. Then in the final minute of the third quarter, Woodland quarterback Brelace Williams found Fleming for a 15-yard touchdown pass. The Wildcats added a two-point conversion pass from Williams to Jamarion Walker making the score, 38-14. The loss leaves Woodland at 1-4 on the season. The Wildcats will host Bartow-rival Cass next Friday in a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. The Woodland-Cass matchup will be broadcast live on BartowSportsZone.com with pregame coverage starting at 6 p.m.

All three local teams in action Thursday night suffered losses with Cass and Adairsville falling in region games. Woodland dropped a non-region contest. DALTON 11, CASS 1 In the replay of a game that was rain out after 4-1/2 innings two weeks ago with Cass leading, Dalton returned the favor when it counted and overpowered the visitors Thursday night 11-1. The Lady Colonels took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first but Dalton took control starting in the second inning. The Catamounts totaled 10 hits in their four offensive frames, scoring five runs in the second inning, four in the third, and two more in the fourth inning. Alexis Woods tripled and scored the Cass run in the first inning. Darianna Sosa finished with two hits. Reese Howard and KK Evans added one hit each. Woods (2.1 IP, 7R, 6ER, 7H, 1BB, 1K) took the pitching loss. Emma Gibson (1.2 IP, 4ER, 3H, 3BB) also pitched for the Colonels. Dalton improved to 3-11 overall and 1-7 in Region 7-5A. Cass (8-15, 5-5) hosts a rematch with the Catamounts next Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. RINGGOLD 4, ADAIRSVILLE 1 The Tigers trailed 4-0 through four innings and couldn’t overcome the deficit in a 4-1 loss Thursday night at Ringgold. Adairsville’s Megan Gregory, who had two hits in the game, hit a solo home run in the top of the fifth to account for the only Lady Tigers’ run. Gregory (4.1 IP, 4R, 1ER, 4H, 3BB, 6K) was also the losing pitcher for Adairsville despite allowing only one earned run. Jordan Clay (1.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB) pitched in relief for the Tigers. Brie Patterson (double), Annalee Morris, and Halle Chasen had the other Adairsville base hits. With the win, Ringgold improved to 7-12 overall and 5-4 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (6-10-1, 2-7) plays at Ridgeland next Tuesday with first pitch at 5:30 p.m. WHEELER 3, WOODLAND 2 Although the run was unearned and aided by two hit batsmen, a walk, and an error, the Wheeler Wildcats broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the fifth inning Thursday night to edge the visiting Woodland Wildcats in a non-region game — 3-2. Woodland scored a run in the top of the first inning for an early lead, but Wheeler’s Kayla Hutchinson hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning for a 2-1 advantage. Woodland’s Kamryn Smith grounded out in the top of the third, but drove in Karmen Zeferino with a tying run. Zeferino had singled to start the frame. Woodland out hit Wheeler five to four, but came up a run short on the scoreboard. Jordan Hammonds, Cambrie Carrington, Alana Carnes, Smith, and Zeferino had one single each. Ashlyn Dowdy (4 IP, 2ER, 4H, 2BB, 5K) was the Woodland starter in the pitching circle. Haley Collum (0.0 IP, 1R, 0ER, 0H, 1BB) suffered the tough luck pitching loss and Ashlyn Baines (2 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 1K) also pitched for the locals. Wheeler improved to 5-14 with the win. Woodland (11-12, 5-5 Region 7-5A) returns to region action Tuesday at home against Calhoun.

Adairsville’s volleyball team split matches at home Thursday night with the Tigers defeating Coosa 25-23, 25-9 but losing to Dalton 25-18, 25-14. “The girls fought hard tonight and played for their loved ones who are battling breast cancer or have battled the disease. That’s a win no matter how you slice it in my book,” said Adairsville head coach Kailey Vaughn Martin. A portion of the money raised at the Lady Tigers’ home match Thursday will go to the Melanie Vaughn Memorial Suite at the Harris Radiation Center and the Melanie Vaughn Memorial Scholarship Fund. In the win over Coosa, Addie Pearson had three kills, two blocks, and seven assists. Jenna Claire Hendley finished with three kills and two blocks. Jordan Hartline and Jayna Wilson totaled five and four kills, respectively. Annie McCormick shared seven assists and Sherry Wells contributed 16 digs. In the loss to Dalton, Wells had seven digs. Wilson had two kills and a pair of blocks. McCormick totaled three assists and Richlyn Blair produced two kills. Adairsville, now 9-15-2, will square off with Cartersville Saturday morning at 8 a.m. in the opening round of the Bartow County Championship Tournament hosted by Cass High School.

In local volleyball action Tuesday night, Cartersville defeated Dalton in straight sets to remain unbeaten in Region 7-5A action. The Lady Canes also dropped a non-region match with Lassiter at the Storm Center. Cass split a pair of region matches. The Lady Colonels beat Woodland but lost to Calhoun. Woodland lost twice on the evening in a pair of three set matches. The Lady Cats won the opening set matches against Cass and Hiram, but lost the final two sets for region losses. Adairsville also fell twice in region matches at home, falling to Bremen and LaFayette. CARTERSVILLE SPLITS HOME MATCHES, STAYS UNBEATEN IN REGION PLAY Cartersville volleyball edged visiting Dalton 25-23 and 26-24 in straight sets Tuesday night at the Storm Center to earn a Region 7-5A victory, but lost their non-region match with Lassiter in straight sets, 25-19 and 25-10. Lauren Lawson had 11 kills and Ailee England finished with nine kills and nine digs in the win over Dalton. Tennessee Abernathy contributed three blocks and had five kills. Lily Gochee added 30 assists against the Catamounts. In the loss to Lassiter, Lawson had seven kills. Abernathy totaled four kills and one block. Mia Nicklaus and Riley Jarrett contributed six digs each with Gochee adding 15 assists. Cartersville (17-12, 3-0 Region 7-5A) has a road match at Marietta Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. and will open play against Adairsville Saturday morning in the Bartow County Championship Tournament hosted by Cass. CASS EDGES WOODLAND IN THREE SETS, FALLS TO CALHOUN Cass volleyball won at Woodland Tuesday night in three sets for a Region 7-5A victory, then fell to region foe Calhoun in straight sets. Woodland won the opening set 25-22 before Cass took Sets 2 and 3, 25-23 and 15-8. Calhoun’s win over Cass was 25-12, 25-12. Sophomore Tamira Feanny had nine kills on the night for the Lady Colonels. Caidence Woolridge, also a sophomore, totaled 14 digs while junior Carlee Turner added a block and a pair of block assists. Cass (9-16-1, 1-3) will host the Bartow County Championship Tournament Saturday. WOODLAND DROPS MATCH WITH HIRAM The Lady Cats won the opening set against visiting Hiram Tuesday night, but lost the final two sets and the Region 7-5A match with scores of 25-12 and 15-7 over the final two sets. Combined stats for Woodland (including the match loss to Cass): Kendall Condon had 19 assists, eight digs, and three aces. Kailynn Mullinax finished with four kills, four aces, and four assists. Lili Womack totaled 20 digs and one kill. Bailee Motes was credited with 12 digs, four kills, and two aces. Anastyn Jones had seven kills and five digs while Madison West contributed seven kills in the doubleheader. Woodland (4-19-1, 0-4) plays in the Bartow County Championship Tournament Saturday at Cass. ADAIRSVILLE VOLLEYBALL FALLS IN REGION MATCHES The Lady Tigers lost a pair of Region 6-AAA matches Tuesday night at home — falling to Bremen 25-8, 25-17 and LaFayette 25-21, 25-22. Richlyn Blair had four kills; Sherry Wells contributed eight digs; and Annie McCormick had five assists in the Bremen match. Against LaFayette, Blair finished with eight kills, seven digs, and one block. Jenna Claire Hendley finished with three kills and three blocks. McCormick totaled eight assists and Wells added nine digs. Adairsville (8-14-2, 1-5 in Region 6-AAA) hosts non-region matches with Dalton and Coosa Thursday starting at 5 p.m. and will play in the Bartow County Championship Tournament Saturday at Cass.

Sophomore outfielder Reese Dumas delivered a one-out, walk-off base hit in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday night to lift the Lady Canes to a 7-6 win over visiting Calhoun. The Cartersville victory moves the Lady Canes into sole possession of first place in the Region 7-5A standings with just five region games remaining in the regular season. Calhoun led 2-0 through four innings Tuesday and built a 4-0 lead with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth inning. Cartersville narrowed their deficit to 4-3 with three runs in the bottom of the fifth. The Yellow Jackets responded with two more runs in the top of the sixth to make the score 6-3 but the Hurricanes tied the scored with three runs of their own in the bottom of the sixth inning. In the seventh, Cartersville pitcher Ava Perkins allowed a pair of two-out hits to Calhoun but got out of the frame with a line out to Dumas in left field. The Cartersville seventh started with a triple off the bat of Jordan Bishop. Following a strikeout, Campbell Rogers reached on a bunt single but Bishop held up at third on the play. Calhoun opted to intentionally walk Layne Callan to load the bases setting up the game-winning hit by Dumas. Perkins earned the pitching victory with a complete game effort. She scattered nine hits and seven walks while striking out two. The Cartersville offense out hit Calhoun 11 to nine. Elizabeth Nelson had three hits with two RBIs. Dumas followed with two hits and one RBI. Callan also finished with a pair of hits. Mikey Lewis (2 RBIs), Kiley Arnold (RBI), Bishop, and Rogers added one hit each for the Canes. Calhoun slips to 16-5 overall and 8-2 in region play. Cartersville (11-7-1, 9-1) is off until a Monday, non-region doubleheader at Villa Rica. The Canes will then have one more full rotation of games against all five of their region opponents remaining.

Cass softball posted five runs in the bottom of the second inning Tuesday night and never trailed in a 7-4 Region 7-5A win over visiting Woodland. Emma Gibson (4.2 IP, 4ER, 6H, 5BB, 3K) earned the pitching win for the Lady Colonels with Alexis Woods (2.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 1K) picking up a save by recording the final seven outs in relief. Haylee Dishmon paced the Cass offense with three hits and a pair of RBIs. KK Evans followed with two hits including a double. Woods also finished with two hits. Darianna Sosa contributed a double with three RBIs. Ansley Hight (RBI), Braelyn Franklin (RBI), and Harlee Thomason (triple) added one hit each for the Lady Colonels. Kamryn Smith had two hits and a sac fly for one RBI to lead the Woodland attack. Alana Carnes (RBI), Jordan Hammonds, Peyton Dorn, Cambrie Carrington, and Bailey Sakacsi added one hit each. Karmen Zeferino had one RBI with a sacrifice fly. Dorn (3.2 IP, 6ER, 10H, 3BB) was saddled with the pitching loss. Ashlyn Dowdy (2.1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 3BB, 1K) also pitched for the Lady Cats. Woodland slips to 11-11 overall and 5-5 in Region 7-5A following the loss. The Lady Cats play at Wheeler Thursday in a non-region game. Cass (8-14, 5-4) travels to Dalton Thursday for a 5:55 p.m. first pitch.

Megan Gregory earned the pitching victory and finished with four hits at the plate as the Lady Tigers beat visiting Model Tuesday evening, 10-2, in non-region play. Gregory (3 IP, 2R, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 6K) fanned six and did not allow an earned run in her three innings of work on the mound. At the plate, she had singles in the first, third, and fourth innings before smacking a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the sixth to finish with two RBIs. The homer ended the game by run-rule. Jordan Clay (1.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 3K) and Chelsea Bates (1.2 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 2K) also pitched for the Tigers in the win. McKenzie Pullam had three hits for Adairsville including a double. Jenna Young (double, 2 RBIs), Annalee Morris (double, RBI), and Taylor Evans followed with two hits each. Halle Chason (2 RBIs), Brie Patterson (RBI), and Madison Baker (RBI) added one hit apiece. The loss dropped Model to 5-10 on the season. Adairsville (7-9-1, 2-6) returns to Region 6-AAA play Thursday at Ringgold in a 5:30 p.m. start.