Heritage Downs LFO, 4-1

Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. - The Heritage Generals softball team had to use a late rally for the second time in as many nights to secure a victory. The Generals scored four runs in the final two innings to down LFO, 4-1.

The Generals improve to 4-0 on the season and sweep their Catoosa County rivals for the first time since 2020. LFO falls to below .500, dropping to 2-3 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

LFO opened up the scoring by scratching across an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth. Mylee Howard singled to lead off the frame and would come across to score on an RBI sacrifice bunt by Makia Matthews.

That would be all Addie Edwards would surrender after another outstanding outing. The junior tossed six innings of one-run ball and struck out a season-high nine batters in the win.

Heritage answered with three runs of their own in the sixth. Brylee Pritchett and Harper Carstens each singled and Macie Collins delivered the big blow in the form of a one-out double off the center field wall. A throwing error by the LFO defense allowed the Generals to plate a third run in the inning as they took a late lead.

Bailee Hollis added an insurance run with her team-leading fourth RBI of the season. She singled home Bree Wilson to extend the Heritage lead to 4-1.

Molly O’Brien earned the save in her varsity debut. The freshman needed just nine pitches to retire the LFO offense and give Heritage its fourth win of the season.

HHS 4, LFO 1

SCORING PLAYS

B5 | HHS 0, LFO 1 | Makia Matthews sacrifices. Mylee Howard scored.

T6 | HHS 2, LFO 1 | Macie Collins doubled to center. Brylee Pritchett and Harper Carstens scored.

T6 | HHS 3, LFO 1 | Jenna Ryans reaches on a throwing error. Macie Collins scored.

T7 | HHS 4, LFO 1 | Bailee Hollis singled. Bree Wilson scored.

OF NOTE

• Heritage is now 13-11 under Megan Crawford when allowing their opponent to score first. HHS also defeated Ringgold on Tuesday after the Tigers scored three runs in the first inning.

• Addie Edwards eclipsed the 200-inning mark and is now fifth all-time in innings pitched. She needs just 61.0 more innings to tie fourth-place Marissa Patterson.

• Macie Collins recorded her 22nd career multi-hit and 16th multi-RBI game of her career. Both marks lead all active hitters.