Woodland rally sends game to extras, but Wolfpack prevails

October 5, 2026

Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

Woodland made a late rally on Monday night to send the game into extra innings, but Whitefield Academy scored five runs in the top of the eighth, resulting in a 10-5 loss for the Lady Cats.

Whitefield Academy led 5-3 when Woodland rallied in the bottom of the seventh to tie it up on an RBI double by Lillian Hollis and an RBI triple by Bailey Ryan.

The visiting Wolfpack answered, taking advantage of two errors and four hits to score five runs in the extra frame to win the game.

Evelyne Tucker (8 IP, 10R, 4ER, 13H, 1BB, 3K) pitched the entire game for Woodland. 

Ryan (triple, two RBI), Hollis (double, RBI), and Jarah Thorne (double) each had two hits and drove in two runs for the Lady Cats. Sis Pirkle (RBI), Sonny Hicks (RBI), Kylee Poston, and Gracie Korb each added one hit.

Vivienne Hearn, Hayley Brannon, and Caroline Dickey combined for eight hits and four RBIs for the Wolfpack (18-6).

Woodland (8-19, 4-12 Region 7-5A) plays at Cartersville on Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. and at Villa Rica on Thursday at 5:55 p.m.