Adairsville softball drops doubleheader to region leading Sonoraville

The Adairsville softball team dropped both games of a doubleheader with Sonoraville Monday evening, falling 5-0 and 12-4. Phoenix pitcher Taylor Long tossed a no-hitter in Sonoraville’s opening win.

In Game 2, Adairsville led 4-1 through four innings before Sonoraville rallied for 11 unanswered runs across the final three frames.

Adairsville pitcher Jordan Clay matched Long for the first four innings of Game 1, but the Phoenix posted four runs in the bottom of the fifth and an insurance run in the sixth for their 5-0 victory. A three run home run by Sonoraville catcher Kelly Green and an additional run off a walk and an infield error gave the Phoenix their initial lead. A hit batsman, two walks, and another infield error plated Sonoraville’s fifth run in the sixth.

Taylor Evans had a two-RBI single in the first inning before Alissa Winters and Riley Mounger delivered RBI hits in the fourth inning to help the Lady Tigers build a 4-1 lead early in Game 2.

The Phoenix responded by taking advantage of three walks, three hits, a hit batsman, an error, and a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth to grab a 7-4 lead. They then added five more runs in the top of the seventh on four hits and a pair of walks. The key blows were back to back triples by Taylor Martin and Taylor Long.

Mounger finished with two hits and one RBI for the Tigers. Jenna Young and Makayla Wade also had two hits. Evans (2 RBIs), Winters (RBI), Halle Chasen, and McKenzie Pullam added one hit apiece in the Game 2 loss.

Sonoraville improved to 13-3 on the season and stayed atop Region 6-AAA with an 8-1 mark.

Adairsville (5-10, 3-5) travels to Coahulla Creek for a 5:30 p.m. start Tuesday and hosts Rockmart Thursday at 5:30 p.m.