Lady Tigers sweep Mary Persons, advance to second round

October 14, 2026

Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

The Adairsville Lady Tigers swept a doubleheader against the Mary Persons Bulldogs in Forsyth on Wednesday afternoon, 10-1 and 6-2, to advance to the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs.

The Tigers broke open Game 1 with a six-run third inning and rallied in Game 2, scoring five runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

Chloe Hill was the winning pitcher in Game 1, working all five innings. She scattered two hits and three walks while striking out three. The Bulldogs' lone run in Game 1 was unearned.

Paislee Rooks collected the pitching win in Game 2, working all seven innings. She allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk and struck out three.

Ansley Powell (double, two RBI), Madison Brookshire, and Sydney Satterfield (RBI) each had two hits for Adairsville in Game 1. Powell also stole three bases. Rooks (two RBI), Lily Brookshire (RBI), Ashlynn Durden, and Hynleigh Statham each added one hit for the Lady Tigers.

Satterfield had three hits, including a double and two RBI, in Game 2. Brookshire (RBI) and Hill (double) each had two hits. Rooks (RBI), Durden (RBI), and Powell each added one hit. Statham recorded one RBI.

Mary Persons finished the season with a 19-12 record.

Adairsville (21-11) advances to a second-round best-of-three series next Wednesday and Thursday at No. 2 seed West Laurens in Dexter. The Raiders (23-7) swept Hardaway on Tuesday, 18-1 and 17-2.

The winner of the Adairsville/West Laurens series advances to the Class 4A Final Eight double-elimination tournament in Columbus on October 28-31.