Sandy Creek's

Lady Patriots softball team hosted Woodward Academy last Thursday afternoon

and won 3-2.

The two teams

were scoreless through the first two innings but Woodward struck in the

top of the third, scoring off an error. At the bottom of the third inning

Ashleigh Ward drove in Krystal McBride to tie the game. In the bottom

of the fourth inning pitcher Beth Jenkins and Laura Mackey both got hits.

Their courtesy runners were driven in by a base hit by McBride, giving

the Lady Patriots a 3-1 lead. The Lady War Eagles scored in the sixth

inning off of another error.

Jenkins completed

the game by striking out two Woodward batters in the seventh. She only

gave up one hit in the win.

The Lady Patriots

faced Douglas County at 5 p.m. yesterday and wil host Fayette County at

4:30 p.m. tomorrow. They will also have a tournament at Meade Field in

Peachtree City on Friday and Saturday.

Twenty four

teams are expected to attend including Mcintosh, Woodward, Starr's Mill,

East Coweta and Newnan among others. Softball action begins at 4 p.m.

on Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday.

The McIntosh

Lady Chiefs varsity fastpitch softball team beat Eagle's Landing 8-5 in

their first game of the season. Junior Lily Yarbrough was on the mound

for all seven innings, striking out five batters and allowing only two

earned runs as the Lady Chiefs played solid defense.

Offensively,

McIntosh had 10 hits off the Eagle's pitcher. Renae Clarke knocked in

a run with a double and Lily Yarbrough hit in two RBI's with a double.

Caitlin Moran had two hits and an RBI and Kim Bevillard batted in an RBI.

Alsion Zelinski and Krosty Cline came on strong with two singles each.

The Lady Chiefs

are coached by Stacey Smith and assisted by Toby Black. They faced Lovejoy

yesterday.

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