Tigers fail to overcome early deficit at LFO

The Adairsville Tigers matched Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe in the hit column Thursday night, but came up short otherwise in a 4-1 Region 6-AAA road loss. The host Warriors posted two runs in the bottom of the first and never trailed in the contest.

Adairsville narrowed the margin to 2-1 in the third inning but LFO added single insurance runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to secure the three-run victory.

The win also completed a two-game region sweep for the Warriors. LFO won Tuesday’s matchup at Adairsville, 6-5, in eight innings.

Donnie Brown (4 IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 2K) and Tanner Mantooth (3 IP, 0R, 2H, 2BB, 3K) combined on the mound for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.

Jack Whitley (6 IP, 4R, 3ER, 5H, 3BB, 1K) pitched all six innings for the Tigers and was saddled with the pitching loss in a complete game effort.

Five different Warriors had one hit each in the game. Eli Walker, Peyton Tipton, and Jacob Gregg drove in one run apiece.

Brenden Carroll had two hits for Adairsville including a double. Tyler Driggers contributed one hit and one RBI. Braden Powell and PJ Weeks each added one hit.

LFO improved to 10-7 overall and 4-2 in region action.

Adairsville (8-7, 3-3) will look to bounce back Friday at Coahulla Creek in a 5:55 p.m. first pitch.