One-run decisions eliminate the Lady Tigers in the Class 4A state playoffs

October 21, 2026

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Adairsville softball dropped two one-run decisions Wednesday night at West Laurens and was eliminated in the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs.

The Tigers lost 8-7 and 11-10.

In Game 1, Adairsville led 5-0 through 2 1/2 innings and held a 7-4 lead going into the bottom of the seventh, but the Raiders rallied for four runs on two hits, four walks, and a wild pitch. In Game 2, the Tigers led 5-1 through two innings and 9-3 through four, but the Raiders outscored Adairsville 8-1 over the final three frames.

Chloe Hill (6.2 IP, 8R, 5ER, 9H, 8BB) was the losing pitcher in the opener. Paislee Rooks (5.2 IP, 10R, 9ER, 9H, 6BB) suffered the pitching loss in Game 2. Heidi Rickett (1.1 IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB) pitched in relief in both games.

Ansley Powell led the Adairsville bats in the series with five hits, including a homer and two RBI. Madison Brookshire (RBI) and Hill had three hits. Ashlynn Durden (home run, five RBI), Sydney Satterfield (double, four RBI), Rooks (double, three RBI), and Rickett (RBI) each finished with two hits. Hynleigh Statham added one hit.

West Laurens (23-7) advanced to the Class 4A double-elimination Elite Eight State Finals in Columbus on October 28-31.

Adairsville finished the season 21-13.