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Lady Bees sweep CFCA By PHIL CLARK mass Lady Hornets B-team soft ballers experienced an offensive day Aug 30 at Central Fellowship Christ ian Academy that you dream about, but seldom experience. Facing an obviously over matched CFCA Lady Lancers B-team. the Lady Bees pounded out 46 base hits and scored 42 runs in the doubleheader sweep. Every Lady Hornet had at least one hit and scored at least one run in both games as Leigh Ann Johnson's youngsters posted 25-2 and 17-3 wins. Included in the array of base hits were four doubles and nine triples. Westfield set the tempo for things to come by scor ing seven times in the first inning of game one, then posted at least two runs in every inning, including nine in the fifth. Lindsey Williamson recorded a four-for-four performance in game one, with three runs scored and three driven in. Among her hits was one of the Lady Hornets' four triples in the game. Williamson had plenty of help. Katie Stewart, Aman da Murph. Katie Yelton and Perry Middle School opens with Rumble, Northside in softball action By ALLINE KENT Horn: Journal Sports Perry Middle School’s softball teams got in a little early competition last week as they competed in two exhibition games against Rumble and Northside Mid dle. Seventh grade coach Melissa Lee was especially impressed oy tne perfor mance of starting pitcher and catcher Amanda Tuck er and Heather Morrill, nei ther of whom had played fast pitch before this year. “They are both smart and aggressive and doing very well. Both the girls got a lit tle tired at the end." said Lee. "But I asked them to bang with me a little while longer. Some of the best pitches came at the end of the game.” The Panther Bth grade team lost to their first game to Northside Middle 16-14 out beat Rumble 9-8. “After the loss to North side. I told them there was most 1 wanted to see out of them than a win. “ said Bth grade coach Elizabeth Har rison. Both coaches agreed that the two teams were com prised of “a great group of girls”. "They have just clicked,” said Lee. “Right off the bat hey have been a team." Perry will start regular Panthers take 3 of 4 in softball By ALLINE KENT ■ioiiE Journal Sports Perry entered (heir tough ;st week of competition and von three out of four games, rhey improved their region •ecord to 3-1. The Panthers itill have four region games lhead including two games vith Dodge County. Last week, the Panthers irst took on Washington bounty, beating them 14-6. Sarah Stuckey went 4-4 at he plate with one RBI. Hoby Williard went 3-4, vith two RBI. Rachel Kin tas went 3-4 with three *BI and Miranda Garren vent 2-3 with four RBI. Aug. 31, the Panthers jlanked Bleckley County 8- ). In the second, with run lers on first and third, Candice Herald had a stand rp triple down the left field ine that brought in the two Tinners and put Perry up 1-o.ln the third. Perry con inued their scoring drive. Stuckey's hit brought in two tins while singles by Sher y Nipper. Courtney Harris md Coby Williard set up wo more Panther scores. Bleckley County battled jack in the fourth to load he bases but steady pitchi ng by Sherry Nipper and a ook-alive defense kept the Nikki Dean each had three hits, with Murph driving in three and scoring two as well as pitching the 2-hit victory. Yelton scored three and drove in three. The rout continued in game two as the Lady Hor nets again jumped out to a commanding lead in the first inning with six runs. Scoring in every' inning but the fourth, Westfield put up a 17-3 victory, with Murph picking up her sec ond win on the mound. Stewart had her second three-hit game, as did Murph. Williamson also had three hits, giving the third baseman seven-for eight afternoon with four runs batted in and two triples. Murph collected six hits in eight at-bats and had a team-leading six runs bat ted in for the doubleheader. Cynthia James, who was four for eight at the plate, led the team with six runs scored while Dean and Williamson tallied five each. Brittany Sullivan hit two of her team's triples. Ann Adams had two triples and a double. The Lady Hornets play' Sept 8 (today) at Tiftarea. and return home to face Windsor Sept 15. f J Home Journal Photo by Alline Kent GOT IT Amy Collins fields the ball for the Perry Middle School softball team. season action next week as they open with Bonaire Sept. 14. Their first home game with be Sept. 17 Sev enth grade games start at 3:30. eighth grade follows at 4:45. Royals where they were. In the fifth. Nipper’s single was good for a Perry run. Perry followed the next night with a 10-8 win over Jones County, a team that they have lost to twice this season. “It was an extra game but a good win for us," said Perry coach Kristi Horsting. “It was the first time in about six years a Perry team had beat them." The Panthers only loss of the week was 5-2 against West Laurens. “They got on a roll," said Horsting of the West Lau rens team. “We were worn out from the long week. Neither team hit well, it was a defensive game.” The Lady Panthers Junior Varsity also played four games' during the week. Against Washington County, the JV won 14 : 8. The JV beat Bleckley 15- 14. The JV lost to Jones County 10-4, their first loss of the season. Perry's JV also fell to West Laurens 13->6. The Panthers go to Dodge County and Bleckley this week. Perry's last home game of the regular season will be Sept. 16 at Rozier Park. Lady Hornets split with Gatewood on the road By PHIL CLARK Home Journal Shorts EATONTON Coach Leigh Ann Johnson’s Westfield Lady Hornets are coming along nicely as they try to establish themselves as a chal lenger in Georgia Inde pendent School Associa tion softball. Alter knocking off the Stratford Lady Eagles in a split Aug. 26. the Lady Hornets went on the road for the second time in five days and came away with another impressive split, this time against perennial class AA contender Gatewood at Eatonton Aug 31. Westfield took the lead in game one with a two spot in the first inning as Rachel Moore and Julee Todd scored on hits by Stephanie Bur deshaw and Hanna Bar rett. Todd's hit was a double, the others were singles. After Gatewood had eased ahead 3-2. the Lady Hornets came back with a three run sixth to reclaim the lead, and they held on for a 5-4 victory, their second win in a row and fifth of the season. In the decisive sixth inning. Burdeshaw was on oase with her second hit of the game and Bar rett followed with her second. I CLOSE-OUT PRICES ON ALL REMAINING 99 MODELS!! 1» w v • » .„ I - 1 99 EXPLORER XLT, 4DR, CD, LEATHER, STK#2IS3 $25,399°° 99 Rangers $11,900. 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