Baseball season was in full swing in Cobb County this week, with numerous teams facing off throughout the week and into the weekend. In Region 7, Class 4A, Hillgrove earned a hard-fought 9-7 road victory over Sequoyah on Thursday. Hillgrove’s offense was strong from the onset, scoring three runs in the first inning on bases-loaded walks by Justin Motley and Michael Adkins, and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Bret Wishon. Sequoyah got one of the runs back in the bottom of the inning, but the Hawks plated another in the second and two more in the third to take a 6-1 lead. Hillgrove would stretch the lead to 9-1 by the end of the fourth. However, Sequoyah rebounded and chipped away at the lead, before pulling to within 9-7 in the fifth. However, the Chiefs would not get any closer. Hillgrove’s starter Jeremy Brown earned the win after throwing 3 2/3 innings. Hillgrove added an 8-7 win the next night against Rome as well.
Another team with a strong week, as well as an impressive season thus far, was South Cobb. The 8-4 Eagles have already recorded more victories this season than in all of last year. After a disappointing 15-1 loss on Thursday, the Eagles got back on the right track on Friday with a strong performance from senior first baseman Michael Dunagan. Dunagan threw a complete game, allowing the Eagles to come from behind on their way to a 3-2 win and their eighth victory of the season.
LACROSSE NEWS …
In lacrosse news four Cobb County teams participated in the Fourth Annual Lacrosse Festival hosted by Pope High School on March 27. Harrison, who was among the participants, almost squandered their six-point lead over St. Pius X on Saturday before a strong fourth quarter sealed the 12-4 victory. With their lead down to three points, Harrison called a timeout, following which, Daniel O’Meara, assisted by Nick Green, scored back to back goals to give the Hoyas more breathing room. Green, in particular had a strong game for the Hoyas scoring five goals of his own.
In addition to Harrison, the only other Cobb County team to earn a victory at the tournament was Pope, who used strong second and third quarters to build a strong lead on the way to their 11-4 victory. Zach Powers and Bryant Gray each had strong performances for the Greyhounds tallying three goals each, while Corbin Jenson added two goals and four assists in the winning effort.
Lassiter, another tournament participant, was not quite as fortunate on Saturday, snapping their four-game winning streak with a 15-11 loss to Westminster despite Andrew Wachsler’s six goal game.
Meanwhile, Walton was unable to break through against Lambert. Although they never trailed by more than four and remained in the contest throughout, the Raiders were unable to overcome an early 3-0 deficit. Both Ned Kaish and Matt Morabito contributed two goals in the losing effort, while Barry Bean and Greg Paton-Ash each added one.
Several Cobb County women’s teams were in action as well this week, with Kennesaw Mountain defeating McEachern handedly by a score of 18-8, while Lassiter also took home the win in their contest against Blessed Trinity, 13-1.
Also on the field last week, Walton and Lassiter battled it out in a soccer match on Friday, with the third-ranked Raiders coming away with a 2-1 victory over the second ranked Trojans. With the loss, remained the only unbeaten team in Region 6AAAAA while Lassiter recorded just their second loss of the season. Cory Plasker led the charge for Walton, scoring both Raider goals. Plasker got the Raiders off to an early lead, scoring his first goal in the eighth minute. In the 26th minute, Lassiter’s Tyler Happ knotted the score up at one, with a goal of his own. Plasker got the lead back for the Raiders in the 69th minute on his second goal of the day.
On the women’s side, Harrison took home the 3-1 victory over Kennesaw Mountain, while Walton just barely took the win over Lassiter, this one a 3-2 affair. Also in action but unable to capture the victory, Sprayberry suffered a 5-0 loss to North Paulding
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