Gordon Lee closes week on 4-game streak
The Gordon Lee Trojans led 8-1, but had to hang on to pick up an 8-6 victory at Ringgold last Monday night.
The Trojans racked up three doubles as part of a three-run first inning. Kade Cowan had the initial two-bag knock and, following a walk, Cade Peterson delivered a RBI-double before Blake Rodgers drove in two with the third double of the frame.
Brody Cobb had a sacrifice fly in the second and Gordon Lee would add four more runs to their side of the scoreboard in the fourth. A balk with the bases loaded brought in the first run, Peterson recorded a two-run single and Rodgers added an RBI-single to make it 8-1.
The Tigers clawed their way
back to make it a two-run game and they brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the seventh. However, reliever Bo Rhudy got a pair of strikeouts and a fly ball to end the game.
Rhudy pitched 1.1 innings to record the save, striking out three and allowing a hit and a walk. Jake Poindexter threw the first four innings to get the win. He gave up two runs — one earned — on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Tanner Wilson also pitched 1.2 innings, surrendering four earned runs on two hits and three walks with a pair of strikeouts.
Peterson finished 3 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs scored, while Rodgers had two hits, a walk and three RBIs. Cowan went 2 for 5 as the trio accounted for seven of Gordon Lee’s nine hits.
Gordon Lee 13, Ringgold 3
The two teams completed the home-and-home series Friday night in Chickamauga and it was the Trojans scoring four times in the bottom of the fifth inning and adding six more an inning later
The Heritage Lady Generals got two goals from Cadence Greven in a 6-0 home win over Ridgeland on Thursday.
Emma Tennyson and Brooke Fairchild each had a goal and an assist. Bailey Needham and Lily Langston also found the back of the net once, while additional assists were recorded by Mady Raye Terry, Carol Anne Giannamore and Lila Langston.
Heritage improved to 2-0 in Region 7-AAAA, while the Lady Panthers dropped to 2-3-1 overall and 1-2 in region play.
Ridgeland, missing a pair of starters on defense, got 27 saves from keeper Riley McBee.
Heritage boys 3, Ridgeland 0
The Generals (1-2, 1-1) led 1-0 at halftime before going on to their first victory of the season. Gauge Sartin, Joseph Smith and William Cortez all had goals for Heritage.
Ridgeland is now 1-4-1 on the year and 0-3 in 7-AAAA.
Dalton girls 2, Heritage 0
The Lady Generals (4-1 overall) were handed their first loss of the season at Dalton on Friday night, but co-head coach Kevin Terry said his team could take plenty of good things away from playing a team traditionally as good as the Lady Catamounts (6-1-1).
“We had a good share of possession and they didn’t get a bunch of chances, but they cashed in a penalty kick in the first half and then a ball bounced through somehow in the second half,” he explained. “Their physicality was a challenge for us and they were very organized on defense, but I feel like we can take a lot of positives from the match.”
Southeast girls 5, Ridgeland 0
The Lady Panthers fell to the Lady Raiders in Rossville last Tuesday. McBee came up with 17 saves in the loss.
Southeast boys 5, Ridgeland 0
In the nightcap, the Panthers were down 2-0 at halftime before allowing three goals in the second half. The Raiders controlled the ball for most of the match and finished with 33 shots on goal, 28 of which were saved by Panther keeper Jeb Broome.