Bartow County Little League Major baseball opened its 2022 season Saturday with a trio of games and former Bartow County Parks and Recreation Director Houston Suggs tossing out the first pitch to launch the year. Bartow County Little League Majors SATURDAY, MARCH 26 BRAVES 6, RANGERS 0 BRAVES: Grayson Isham two hits; Gunner Pullum and Matt Zander one hit each. Pitching: Grayson Isham (2 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 6K); Matt Zander (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 3BB, 3K). RANGERS: Nash Roberts one hit. Pitching: Nash Roberts (3IP, 2R, 1H, 2BB, 3K); Brodie Gardner (2 IP, 4R, 3H, 0BB, 5K). GIANTS 16, TIGERS 1 GIANTS: August Blasengame two hits; Noah Jannsen, Parker Rampley, Brantly Collum, Brantlee Lane, and Kam Rowland one hit each. Pitching: Noah Jannsen (1 IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB, 1K); Isaac Elrod (2 IP, 1R, 1H, 4BB, 3K). TIGERS: Harrison Mills and Brady Young one hit each. TWINS 12, ORIOLES 1 TWINS: Cade McCorkle and Noah Rogers two hits each; Karsin Darby, Houston Walden, Jackson Durham, Javonni Delgado, Jasper Pruitt, and Fletcher Dasinger one hit each. Pitching: Noah Rogers (1 IP, 1R, 2H, 0BB, 2K); Cade McCorkle (3 IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB, 8K). ORIOLES: Dawson Warner, Landon Farmer, and Lane Walker one hit each. Little League Major results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.

The Cartersville boys golf team won the LaFayette Invitational championship last Friday at LaFayette Golf Course. Team members are Andrew Lutjens, Reid Lowry, Carson Harris, Owen Dunn, Brody Tidwell and Camden Meadows, who landed on the all-tournament team. The Canes are coached by Chad Murray.

The Cartersville boys finished third and the Lady Canes were fourth Saturday at the 10-team New Manchester Invitational in Douglasville. The girls meet was won by Lithia Springs with 131 points. Host New Manchester was runner-up (119) followed by Douglas County (87), Cartersville (81), and Paulding County (70). In the boys meet, New Manchester won with 154 points followed by Douglas County (114), Cartersville (101), Paulding County (93) and Lithia Springs (79). North Paulding, Hiram, Osborne, Salem, and Fulton Leadership Academy were also represented at the meet. Top performances by Cartersville athletes: 1st - Mason Cline - High Jump - 4-10 1st - Eric Toviave - 110M Hurdles - 15.38 1st - Eric Toviave - 300M Hurdles - 40.73 1st - Girls 4x800M Relay - 11:54.79 2nd - Elizabeth Nelson - 800M Run - 2:42.35 2nd - Boys 4x100M Relay - 43.89 2nd - Boys 4x200M Relay - 1:35.26 2nd - Boys 4x800M Relay - 8:55.07 3rd - Madison Hold - 3200M Run - 15:43.03 3rd - Paul Hyman - 3200M Run - 11:38.31 3rd - kase Adams - Long Jump - 20-04 3rd - Girls 4x100M Relay - 52.93 3rd - Girls 4x400M Relay - 4:32.52 COLONELS COLLECT WINS IN SEVEN EVENTS AT McCLURG / DALTON ROTARY INVITATIONAL The Cass High School track and field teams won seven events Saturday at the Ronnie McClurg/Dalton Rotary Invitational hosted by Dalton High School. The Colonels also had five second place finishes in events and one third place. 1st - Kaitlyn Godwin - 400M Dash - 1:03.08 1st - Jamara Hall - Long Jump - 16-1 1st - Raziyah Ware - Discus Throw - 93-2 1st - JaShaun Brown Whatley - 110M Hurdles - 15.35 1st - JaShaun Brown Whatley - Long Jump - 20-9 1st - Ryan Turley - Pole Vault - 10-6 1st - Girls 4x100M Relay - 52.27 2nd - Kaitlyn Godwin - 100M Dash - 12.66 2nd - Kaitlyn Godwin - 200M Dash - 26.63 2nd - Raziyah Ware - Shot Put - 32-6.5 2nd - Kaden Krause - 400M Dash - 55.95 2nd - Samson Stevenson - Pole Vault - 9-0 3rd - Boys 4x200M Relay - 1:37.67

After winning their GCAA conference opener over Andrew College last Tuesday at LakePoint, Georgia Highlands baseball swept a weekend three-game series in Cuthbert for a four-game sweep over the Tigers. The sweep also extends the Chargers' current win streak to a dozen games. In three games Friday and Saturday, Georgia Highlands outscored Andrew 35-7. GHC won 11-5 Friday and swept Saturday’s doubleheader 4-1 and 20-1. Conner Todaro finished the three game set with eight hits including a home run, a triple, a double, a sac fly, and six RBIs. Caden Smith followed with five hits including three home runs, a double, and four RBIs. Max Kops also had five hits in the three games including a home run and two RBIs. David Smith and Zayd Brannigan contributed four hits each in the weekend series. They both homered and both finished the series with five RBIs. Gage Valles (5.2 IP, 3ER, 9H, 1BB, 4K) picked up the pitching win Friday. Conner Perry (7 IP, 1ER, 8H, 1BB, 7K) collected a win on Saturday as did Eric Moore (7 IP, 1ER, 7H, 1BB, 7K). The Chargers (28-2, 4-0) will host East Georgia College Tuesday in Rome to open their next GCAA conference series. The final three games move to Swainsboro Friday and Saturday.

Georgia Highlands softball opened conference play in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Saturday and Sunday splitting a pair of doubleheaders with Abraham Baldwin and South Georgia State. Saturday, the Chargers defeated the ABAC Fillies 9-8 in the first game, but lost the second game of the doubleheader 5-1. Madison Dennis had five hits in the two games at ABAC including a pair of home runs and a double. She also scored four runs and drove in five. Bradey Tharp had three hits including a double and scored one run. Maggie Schandera (3 IP, 2R, 1ER, 4H, 3BB) picked up the pitching win in the first game in relief. Haley Robinson (6 IP, 5R, 2ER, 9H, 1BB) was the losing pitcher for GHC in the second game. Gracee Ellis (3 IP, 5ER, 6H, 2BB, 1K) and Katie Traynor (1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 2BB) also pitched in Saturday’s doubleheader. Sunday at South Georgia State, the Lady Chargers lost 13-5 in the opener but came back to take the second game, 9-1. Haley Overton finished the day with five hits inclduing a double. She scored a pair of runs and drove in one. Hailey Cronic followed with four hits including two doubles with two runs scored and two RBIs. Audrey Johnson and Malone Aldridge added three hits each for GHC. Robinson (7 IP, 1ER, 5H, 1BB, 5K) tossed a complete game to win Game 2 on Sunday. Schandera (0.0 IP, 5R, 1ER, 2H, 1BB) was tagged with the loss in Sunday’s opener. Ellis (5.2 IP, 8R, 5ER, 10H, 1BB) pitched in relief. Georgia Highlands (9-21, 2-2) hosts Andrew College Tuesday and East Georgia State Friday in conference doubleheaders.

Cartersville Little League Majors baseball summaries for games played through Thursday, March 24. TUESDAY, MARCH 22 RANGERS 11, PHILLIES 1 RANGERS: Brooks Fulton two hits, three RBIs; Emory Weaver two hits including one double, one RBI; Will Groce one double, two RBIs; Tyler Hickman one triple, one RBI; Caden McMullin one hit, one RBI; Brock Morris one hit. Pitching: Tyler Hickman (5 IP, 1ER, 2H, 3BB, 8K). PHILLIES: Alek Higgons one hit, one RBI; Caiden Cline one hit. Pitching: Colton Dunagan (1 IP, 4R, 1ER, 1H, 2BB, 3K); Luke Thomson (1.2 IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 3K); Noah Leffew (1.1 IP, 4ER, 3H, 2BB, 2K); Everett Owen (0.1 IP, 2ER, 1H, 4BB). TIGERS 7, COLTS 6 TIGERS: Braxton Lemon two hits including one double; Logan Kemp and Cam Kachinsky one hit, one RBI each; Steven Tumlin and Aiden Turner one RBI each. Pitching: Will Phillips (3 IP, 4R, 3ER, 4H, 4BB, 4K); Aiden Turner (0.2 IP, 2R, 0ER, 0H, 2BB); Logan Kachinsky (0.1 IP). COLTS: Harris Pressley one hit, two RBIs; River Wade one double, one RBI; Brant Rutledge one double; Demetrius Wynn one hit. Pitching: Brant Rutledge (1.2 IP, 3R, 2ER, 2H, 5BB, 3K); Andy Holstein (1.1 IP, 3R, 0ER, 1H, 2BB, 3K); River Wade (0.0 IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H). DODGERS 12, A's 0 DODGERS: Asher Sito two doubles, two RBIs; Blake Genrich one triple, one RBI; Jaxon Dice and Noah Kearney one double, one RBI each; Jeremiah Huff one hit, one RBI; Camden Jones, Gabriel Hullander, Benny Powell, and Bennett Bryant one hit each. Pitching: Camden Jones (5 IP, 0R, 3H, 1BB, 10K). A’s: Mason Davis, Bowen Hardy, and James Guffey one hit each. Pitching: Mason Davis (3 IP, 6R, 4ER, 5H, 2BB, 4K); Bowen Hardy (1.1 IP, 5ER, 4H, 2BB, 1K); Cade McFarland (0.2 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 2K). PADRES 5, BRAVES 1 PADRES: Darren Cole two hits including a double, two RBIs; Parker Huth two hits including a double; Davian Turner one hit, two RBIs; Jack McCurry one double, one RBI; Jackson Vaughan one hit. BRAVES: Avery Slye two hits including one double. No pitching data provided. THURSDAY, MARCH 24 DODGERS 11, A’s 4 DODGERS: Jeremiah Huff three hits including one double, one triple, two RBIs; Camden Jones two hits including one double, two RBI; Noah Kearney one double, two RBIs; Asher Sito one hit, one RBI; Gabriel Hullander and Maddox Wilson one hit each. Pitching: Noah Kearney (6 IP, 4ER, 9H, 1BB, 6K). A’s: Cade McFarland two hits, one RBI; Peyton Duren two hits including one double; Bowen Hardy two hits; Mason Davis one double, two RBIs; James Guffey one double, one RBI; Zane Robertson one double. Pitching: Bowen Hardy (4.1 IP, 8R, 5ER, 7H, 1BB, 9K); Charlie Perkins (0.2 IP, 3ER, 2H, 1BB, 1K). TIGERS 12, COLTS 10 TIGERS: Steven Tumlin two hits, three RBIs; Cam Kachinsky two hits, one RBI; Aiden Turner one home run, four RBIs; Will Phillips one hit, one RBI; Logan Kemp one RBI. Pitching: Cam Kachinsky (2 IP, 7R, 4ER, 4H, 6BB, 3K); Steven Tumlin (1.1 IP, 3ER, 4H, 2BB, 1K); Kolston Privett (1.2 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 3K). COLTS: Brant Rutledge two hits including one double, one RBI; Jude Hamilton two hits, two RBIs; Demetrius Wynn two hits; Andy Holstein one double, two RBIs; River Wade one home run; Harris Pressley one hit; Benjamin Milam and Jameson Demarco one RBI each. Pitching: River Wade (4.2 IP, 12R, 4ER, 6H, 3BB, 7K); Jude Hamilton (0.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB). RANGERS 6, PHILLIES 2 RANGERS: Will Groce three hits, one RBI; Joel Rensch two hits including one double; Tyler Hickman two hits; Emory Weaver one hit; Easton Stephens one RBI. Pitching: Caden McMullin (6 IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H, 3BB, 8K). PHILLIES: Everett Owen two hits; Colton Dunagan one hit; Jake Thompson one RBI. Pitching: Luke Thomson (5.1 IP, 6R, 2ER, 8H, 8K); Noah L (0.2 IP, 1K). PADRES 15, BRAVES 8 PADRES: Jack McCurry four hits including one triple, one RBI; Parker Huth two hits including one double, four RBIs; Jackson Vaughan two hits, one RBI; Corbin Mullinax two hits; Darren Cole and Drew Morris one hit, two RBIs each; Easton Raines one triple, one RBI; Trey Smith and Anthony Hunt one hit each; Davian Turner one RBI. BRAVES: Easton Lee two hits, one RBI; Gavin Stone one triple, three RBIs; Micah Henderson one double, two RBIs; Maddox Henderson one hit. No pitching data provided. Little League Major results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.

Reagan Weightman scored three goals and Chloe Ravish made a save on a Cass penalty kick to lift the Woodland Lady Cats over visiting Cass Friday night, 3-2. Weightman scored all three Woodland goals in the first 18 minutes with Carlie Forman assisting on two of the scores. Morgan Tompkins scored a goal late in the first half to make the score 3-1 at the intermission and added a second goal off a corner kick midway through the second half to pull the Lady Colonels within one score. Cass was awarded a penalty kick in the final eight minutes, but Ravish made the key save to secure Woodland’s victory. Woodland (5-6-2, 2-3) secured a Class 5A state playoff berth as a 4-seed. The Lady Cats have non-region regular season matches remaining Monday at home against South Paulding (5:30 p.m.), at Paulding County Tuesday (5:30 p.m.) and at home against Rome Friday night (5:30 p.m.). The Lady Cats will open the state playoffs the following week at third-ranked Chamblee. The Bulldogs are the Region 5-5A champs. CASS BOYS TOP WOODLAND ON PENALTY KICKS After playing the full 90 minutes of regulation and two more five minute overtime periods Friday night at Wildcats Stadium, Woodland and Cass went to a penalty kick shootout to ultimately decide Region 7-5A’s final state playoff berth. Cass’ Juan Pajarito, who had lifted Cass over Cartersville earlier in the season with a final penalty kick, converted the Colonels fifth PK in the shootout for a 5-4 victory over the Wildcats. Carlos Morales, Camden Hillhouse, Alex Hernandez, and Jose Rodriguez also made penalty kicks in the shootout for Cass. The victory — along with Cartersville's win over Calhoun Friday night — left the Colonels in a three-way tie for second place in Region 7-5A with Calhoun and Cartersville. The three teams finished the region schedule with 1-1 marks against each other and 3-2 in all region games. Due to the region tiebreaker of fewest goals allowed in head-to-head games, Cartersville wound up the No. 2-seed, Calhoun third, and Cass will be the No. 4-seed. Cass (10-5-1, 3-2) will host East Paulding in a non-region match to close out the regular season Tuesday night before going on the road the following week to face the Region 5-5A champion in the opening round of the state playoffs.

The Adairsville girls led in possession time and shots on goal Thursday night, but visiting Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe got a game-tying goal from Anesa Merdzo with about eight minutes remaining in regulation and a second score by Merdzo in overtime to edge the Lady Tigers 2-1. The loss puts the Lady Tigers in need of a win next Tuesday at home against Coahulla Creek to stay alive for a state playoff berth. Even with a win, the Adairsville girls could miss the playoffs pending outcomes of other region games. Adairsville took a 1-0 lead in Thursday’s game when a corner kick by Emma Collins put the ball in position for Kaylee Jordan to finish it with a goal with less than 15 minutes remaining. From that point, the Warriors offense picked up the pace and kept pressure on Adairsville’s defense through the end of regulation and overtime. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe improved to 7-5 overall and 7-1 at the top of the Region 6-AAA standings. Adairsville (8-3-1, 4-3) hosts Coahulla Creek Tuesday at 5 p.m. The Lady Tigers at 4-3 in the region are in the playoff mix for a potential playoff spot with the Lady Colts (4-2 in the region), Ringgold (3-2), North Murray (3-2), and Murray County (3-2). Adairsville has head-to-head tie-breaker advantage over two of the three already. The Lady Tigers did drop a 2-1 decision to North Murray earlier this month. LAKEVIEW-FORT OGLETHORPE 4, ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 1 The visiting Warriors built an early 3-0 lead in the first half Thursday night and added a late second half goal for a 4-0 lead before the Tigers answered with a score of their own. Blade Benefield found the back of the net with less than five minutes remaining. LFO improved to 5-4-1 overall and 4-4 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (4-10, 1-6) hosts Coahulla Creek Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The Cartersville boys climbed the region seeding ladder Friday night with an impressive 3-0 win over visiting Calhoun, The Canes controlled play throughout and moved up to the region’s No. 2-seed by virtue of a region tie-breaker rules. Cartersville, Calhoun, and Cass all finished 3-2 in region action. The tie-breaker leaves Calhoun as a 3-seed and Cass as the region’s No. 4-seed. The three teams in the tie were all 1-1 against one another, but Cartersville allowed the fewest goals in those games. Melvin Velasquez and Dawson Gulasa both scored first half goals off assists from Daniel Abeja to earn the Hurricanes a 2-0 lead at halftime. Marvel Velasquez scored on a penalty kick in the 48th minute for the Canes’ third goal. Cartersville (8-7-1, 3-2) will conclude regular season play Friday at Allatoona with a non-region game at 7:30 p.m. and will host the Region 5-5A No. 3-seed the following week in the Class 5A state playoffs. CALHOUN 2, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 1 The Lady Canes slipped to the third-seed from Region 7-5A Friday night after suffering a 2-1 loss to Calhoun Friday night at Weinman Stadium. Calhoun scored a pair of first half goals — one on a penalty kick in the early minutes — to put the Lady Canes in an early hole. Hattie Williams scored off an assist from Abbey Craig for Cartersville’s goal. It narrowed the margin to 2-1 but the Lady Canes got no closer. Cartersville (5-9-1, 3-2) qualifies for the state playoffs as a 3-seed with Calhoun (7-5-1, 4-1) earning the region’s No. 2-seed. Cartersville has a non-region match Friday at Allatoona to wrap of regular season play. The Lady Canes will travel to 4th-ranked St. Pius X in the opening round of the Class 5A state playoffs. Calhoun will host 8th-ranked Decatur.

There was plenty of local high school baseball action Friday night. Class 5A third-ranked Cartersville swept a doubleheader with region rival Woodland at Richard Bell Field, winning 12-3 and 15-0. In Roswell, Cass lost both games of a doubleheader at Blessed Trinity 14-0 and 8-1 as the Titans remained unbeaten in region action. Also, the Adairsville Tigers suffered their first region loss of the season at Murray County, 4-3. GAME 1: CARTERSVILLE 12, WOODLAND 3 After Woodland took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth inning, Cartersville tallied ten runs in their next two offensive frames to pull away with a 12-3 win. Caleb Daniel had three hits for Cartersville including a double and one RBI. Drew Rothschild finished with two hits and three RBIs. Jake Brasfield totaled two hits with two RBIs. Curt Bonner hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning. Harrison Childers (3 RBIs), Elliott Easton (RBI), and Jacob Ray (triple) added one hit each for the Purple Hurricanes. Jakiyon Porter had two hits for Woodland including a double and one RBI. Mason Williams had two hits. Chase Carson had one double and one RBI. Julian Wright contributed one hit and one RBI while Ayden Ray added one hit for the Wildcats. Caden Carroll (4.2 IP, 3ER, 6H, 2BB, 6K) collected the pitching victory for the Canes. Phillip Schiltz (1.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 3K) retired the final four outs. Hunter Shirley (5 IP, 8ER, 8H, 2BB, 3K) was charged with the pitching loss for Woodland. Coby Barrett (0.2 IP, 6ER, 3H, 2BB) also pitched for the Wildcats. GAME 2: CARTERSVILLE 15, WOODLAND 0 Cartersville pitcher Colt McKibben limited Woodland to only one hit and a pair of walks across four innings in Friday night’s second game to defeat the Wildcats 15-0. The Canes’ southpaw surrendered a double off the bat of Woodland’s Julian Wright in the fourth inning. McKibbon issued walks in the second and fourth innings and needed only 56 pitches to work through the four frames. Cartersville finished with seven hits, five walks, and took advantage of seven Woodland defensive errors. The Canes also swiped five bases. Elliott Eastin was the only Hurricane with two hits. He also had one RBI. Harrison Childers had a triple with two RBIs. Hank Smith managed a double with two RBIs. Drew Rothschild drove in two runs with one hit. Caleb Daniel and Blake Sutton added the other Cartersville base hits. Wright (2 IP, 12R, 6ER, 7H, 3BB, 3K) started on the mound for Woodland and was tagged with the loss. Nate Rosser (1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 0H, 2K) and Tore Foss (0.0 IP, 2ER, 2BB) also pitched for the Wildcats. Woodland (7-11, 0-6) travels to Hiram to begin a three-game region series Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. Cartersville (11-3, 4-0) opens a three-game series at Blessed Trinity Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. GAME 1: BLESSED TRINITY 14, CASS 0 Three Blessed Trinity pitchers combined on a five-inning no hitter Friday night in Roswell to blank the Cass Colonels, 14-0. Justice Haynes struck out six in three innings. Porter Buursema and Sean Wylie fanned two each in one inning of work apiece for the Titans. Haynes produced two hits including a triple and three RBIs for the Blessed Trinity offense. Max Puckett hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning. Michael Zito, Kade Kisz, and Cole Harof drove in a pair of runs each. Cayden Roberts (2 IP, 3ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K) suffered the pitching loss for the Colonels. Chase Botts (0.0 IP, 2ER, 0H, 3BB), Connor Jenkins (1 IP, 5ER, 1H, 5BB), and Chris Cabe (1 IP, 4ER, 2H, 2BB) all pitched in relief for Cass. BLESSED TRINITY 8, CASS 1 More dominant pitching by Blessed Trinity in Game 2 of Friday’s doubleheader in Roswell carried the Titans to an 8-1 win over Cass. Three Blessed Trinity pitchers — Luke Flading, Ethan Chernik, and Parker Spring — combined to limit the Colonels to only two hits and four walks while striking out eleven. Todd Gaddy singled in the fifth inning for the Colonels and Cayden Roberts led off the seventh with the only other Cass hit. Roberts later scored on a groundout by Jesiel Moctezuma. Cooper Milford and Michael Zito had two hits each for the Blessed Trinity offense. Kade Kisz, Zito, and Milford combined to drive in six of the Titans’ eight runs. Carson Hill (3.2 IP, 4ER, 4H, 3BB, 5K) started on the mound for Cass and was tagged with the pitching loss. Hayden Cole (1.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 2H, 1BB, 1K) and Aidan Larkin (1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 3BB) also pitched for the Colonels. Sixth-ranked Blessed Trinity improved to 12-6 overall and 6-0 in Region 7-AAAAA. Cass (4-14, 3-3) starts a three-game region series at fifth-ranked Calhoun Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. MURRAY COUNTY 4, ADAIRSVILLE 3 Adairsville fell behind early Friday night and ultimately lost a one-run decision at Murray Countty for the Tigers’ first region loss of the year. The host Indians took a 3-0 lead in the first inning with Adairsville narrowing the margin to 3-2 in the top of the fourth. Murray added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth that proved to be the decisive run. Adairsville added a run in the sixth to make it 4-3 but would get no closer. Braden Powell (3.1 IP, 3ER, 3H, 2BB, 4K) was saddled with the pitching loss for Adairsville. Jack Nelson (2.2 IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 5K) also pitched in relief for the Tigers. Brenden Carroll, who drove in Adairsville’s first run in the fourth inning with a groundout, also drove in the Tigers’ sixth inning run with a double. Jack Whitley also forced in an Adairsville fourth inning run with a groundout. P.J. Weeks and Landon O’Neal had the other Adairsville base hits. With the two-game series split, Murray County’s season record improved to 2-11 overall and 1-5 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (8-5, 3-1) plays region foe Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at home Tuesday at 5:55 p.m.

Tyler Driggers’ ground ball RBI single scored Easton Elrod Thursday night in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Adairsville Tigers to a 4-3 walk-off win over region foe Murray County. Adairsville led 1-0 in the fourth inning on Evan Sanders’ RBI single, but the Indians grabbed a 3-1 lead the next inning with just one hit. Following a single to start their fifth inning, Murray County tied the game with a hit batsman and an infield error. Two wild pitches and two walks later, the Indians had knotted the score at 3-3. After a scoreless sixth inning, Adairsville relief pitcher Peyton Bowen worked a scoreless top of the seventh to set up the Tigers’ walk-off heroics. Bowen (1 IP, 0R, 1H, 2K) collected the pitching win with his inning of relief. Jack Whitley (6 IP, 3R, 0ER, 3H, 4BB, 7K) started on the mound for Adairsville. Chris Roper had two hits and two RBIs for the Tigers. Driggers and Sanders finished with one hit and one RBI each. Dawson Craig added one hit. Murray County (1-11, 0-5) and Adairsville (8-4, 3-0) play again Friday in Chatsworth.

The Cartersville High School tennis teams both took victories at Woodland Thursday. The Cartersville girls were 4-1 winners and the Cartersville boys won 5-0. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 4, WOODLAND 1 Singles Line 1 — Emily Bush (Cv) d. Jalyn Womack (W), 6-0, 6-0 Line 2 — Abby Cates (W) d. Katie Lewis (Cv), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Line 3 — Madison Ferdon (Cv) d. Jaylee Kilgo (W), 6-2, 6-2 Doubles Line 1 — Mason Cline / Mia Shaw (Cv) d. Kathryn Kovacic / Jolie Fannin (W), 6-1, 6-0 Line 2 — Anna Ramey / Sofia Motuba (Cv) d. Ally Schmanski / Klaudya Hernandez (W), 6-0, 6-1 CARTERSVILLE BOYS 5, WOODLAND 0 Singles Line 1 — Luke Gambill (Cv) d. Mason Tucker (W), 6-1, 6-1 Line 2 — Walker Cooney (Cv) d. Cadyn Wade (W), 7-5, 7-5 Line 3 — Brock Wilson (Cv) d. Domenic Ciavarro (W), 7-5, 6-1) Doubles Line 1 — Banks Wilson / Jack Mininnett (Cv) d. Javen Bowens / Cameron Henson (W), 6-2, 6-3 Line 2 — Julian Cline / Chandler Mathison (Cv) d. Jack Gore / Jathan Camp (W), 6-1, 6-3 Woodland plays Cass at Hamilton Crossing Park next Tuesday. Cartersville plays at Blessed Trinity in Roswell on Tuesday.