Cass edges Allatoona; Cartersville and Woodland add region wins

September 9, 2025 Cass softball won a battle between two of the Region 7-4A leaders Tuesday night at the Cass Athletic Complex, taking down 7th-ranked Allatoona 2-1.

Natalie Hughes

Lady Colonels’ pitcher Kylie Gentry scattered four hits and four walks, allowing just one run in the third inning to garner the win in the circle. She recorded three strikeouts.

Cass scored its two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Bailey York started the frame with a leadoff single. Harlee Thomason then coaxed a walk, and Natalie Hughes reached on a ground ball error to load the bases. Autumn Smith grounded out to score York, and one out later, KK Evans hit a ground ball that scored Thomason before Hughes was tagged out trying to advance home.

Evans (RBI), Hughes, and York had the only Cass hits, but those were enough to support the pitching performance by Gentry.

The loss dropped Allatoona to 7-4 overall and 7-4 in Region 7-4A.

The Lady Colonels (12-4, 10-2) host Dalton at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

CARTERSVILLE 12, HIRAM 0

The Lady Canes pounded out 17 hits and scored in every offensive frame Tuesday to win at Hiram 12-0 in five innings.

Presley Crabbe collected the pitching win for Cartersville. She gave up just two hits and two walks, while striking out seven.

Sam Porter (home run, three RBI), Taryn Bradley (double, two RBI), Kinsey Woodard (RBI), Kennedy Crenshaw (double, RBI), Sophia Harper (double), and LaKiaya Banks had two hits for the Hurricanes. Addi Burns (RBI), Suzannah Russell (RBI), Crabbe (RBI), Zoie Shiflett, and Emily Brinson added one hit.

Hiram fell to 3-10 overall and 3-9 in Region 7-4A.

Cartersville (16-2, 9-2) hosts Cedartown on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

WOODLAND 6, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 4

Woodland softball outlasted visiting Southeast Whitfield Tuesday evening for a 6-4 Region 7-4A victory.

The Lady Cats broke open a 2-2 game with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, but the Lady Raiders narrowed that margin to 5-4 with runs in the fifth and sixth. Woodland added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth and survived a seventh-inning scoring threat for the win.

Evelyne Tucker (4 IP, 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 3K) earned the pitching win for the Wildcats. Bella Kuykendall (3 IP, 2ER, 3H, 0BB) retired the final nine outs for a save.

Kamryn Smith (home run, double, three RBI), Bailey Ryan (double), and Gracie Korb (double) had two hits for Woodland. Sonny Hicks (double) had the other Lady Cats’ hit.

Southeast Whitfield dropped to 5-12 overall and 2-10 in Region 7-4A.

Woodland (6-7, 4-5) visits Allatoona on Thursday for a 6:30 p.m. start.

HERITAGE-CATOOSA 6, ADAIRSVILLE 1

The Lady Tigers matched host Heritage with six hits, but the Lady Generals' run production topped Adairsville 6-1.

Heritage led 3-0 through two innings before Adairsville scored its run in the third.  The Lady Generals added one run in the fourth and two more in the fifth to secure the win.

Maddie Baggett (6 IP, 6ER, 6H, 4BB, 1K) took the pitching loss for the Tigers.

Ansley Powell (RBI) and Lily Roberts had two hits for Adairsville. Ashlyn Carlton and Chloe Hill added one hit.

The Generals moved to 9-4 overall and 6-3 in Region 7-3A.

Adairsville (10-7, 3-6) hosts Heritage in a rematch on Thursday at 5:55 p.m.