Monday's local softball roundup: Lady Colonels snap skid with a non-region road win

October 6, 2025

The Cass Lady Colonels snapped a three-game losing streak Monday night with an extra-inning road victory at Chattooga. In other local action, Cartersville dropped a 9-7 decision to Class 6A Harrison, and Woodland lost both games of a doubleheader with Allatoona.

HARRISON 9, CARTERSVILLE 7

The Class 4A 3rd-ranked Lady Canes were edged by visiting Harrison Monday night in a non-region game that saw the two teams combine for 23 hits. Harrison is ranked No. 9 in Class 6A.

The lead changed hands three times in the early innings, with the Hoyas taking control with a five-run top of the fourth inning.

Harrison (23-4) led 3-2 after one inning before Cartersville built a 7-3 advantage in the bottom of the third. The Lady Hoyas regained the lead in the fourth and added a run in the top of the seventh.

Zoie Shiflett (5 IP, 8ER, 8H, 1BB, 3K) made the pitching start and was tagged with the loss. Izzy Tummins (2 IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K) retired the final six outs in the circle for Cartersville.

LaKiaya Banks (home run, two RBI) and Kinsey Woodard (two doubles, one RBI), and Shiflett (RBI) had three hits to lead the Lady Canes’ offense. Addi Burns (RBI), Sophia Harper (double), and Kennedy Crenshaw added one hit. Taryn Bradley (sac fly) contributed one RBI.

Cartersville (25-3, 18-2) has clinched the region title and a No. 1 seed in the Class 4A state playoffs. The Lady Canes finish the regular season on Tuesday with a final region game at Cedartown.

CASS 8, CHATTOOGA 6 (8 inn.)

The Cass Lady Colonels won a back-and-forth non-region tussle at Chattooga on Monday night in an extra inning, 8-6.

Cass scored twice in the top of the third to tie the game, and added three runs in the fourth to take a 5-3 lead. The Lady Colonels extended their lead to 6-3 in the top of the sixth, but the host Lady Indians pushed across three runs in the bottom of the seventh to send the game to an eighth frame.

Cass scored two runs in the top of the eighth and kept Chattooga off the board in the bottom of the inning to claim a road win and snap a three-game skid.

Bailey York (8 IP, 6R, 5ER, 9H, 6BB, 8K) collected the pitching win for Cass.

Lindsey Chubb and Kylie Gentry led the Lady Colonels’ bats with three hits and two RBI. Harlee Thomason produced two hits. MJ McFarlane (RBI), KK Evans (RBI), Molli Morrow, and Shyia Woods added one hit.

The loss dropped Chattooga to 11-9 on the season.

Cass (17-8, 14-6) has clinched a state playoff berth in Class 4A, and will wrap up regular season play on Tuesday with a region game at Dalton.

GAME 1: ALLATOONA 15, WOODLAND 10

GAME 2: ALLATOONA 17, WOODLAND 9

Woodland softball lost both games of a doubleheader Monday night, falling to visiting Allatoona 15-10 and 17-9.

Evelyne Tucker (5.1 IP, 14R, 11ER, 13H, 7BB, 1K) and Bella Kuykenall (6.2 IP, 18R, 13ER, 15H, 5BB, 3K) split the pitching duties for the Lady Cats.

Ashlyn Baines had five hits in the doubleheader for Woodland, including one double and two RBI. Bailey Ryan followed with four hits and four RBI. Kamryn Smith contributed three hits, including one double and one RBI. Gracie Korb had two doubles and two RBI. Bailey Gerstner also had two hits with three RBI. Kylee Poston (two RBI) and Charlotte Peterson (RBI) added one hit. Hayley Ledford contributed one RBI for the Lady Wildcats.

Allatoona improved to 16-5 overall and 16-5 in Region 7-4A.

Woodland finished the year with an 11-16 overall record. The Lady Cats were 8-13 in region play.