Thursday March 28th, 2024 8:52AM

Softball: Buford splits with S. Forsyth and Milton

By AccessWDUN staff

BUFORD — The Buford girls softball team split a pair of games Saturday with South Forsyth and Milton in a yearly series between the three schools.

The Lady Wolves fell to South Forsyth 3-1 in a tremendous pitcher's duel that saw noone score until the eighth inning. Buford senior Kennedy Kotula tossed eight innings allowing just one earned run on five hits and five walks. She also fanned five. Junior Chandler Wright pitched the final inning allowing just one hit.

South Forsyth's Katherine Huey was just as dominant scattering five hits and striking out five in a complete-game effort to get the win.
 
Buford's only run came on a Kelsey Bennett fielder's choice scoring Kotula in the bottom of the eight inning to tie the game. The Lady War eagles scored two times in the top of the ninth to get the win.

In the second game, Buford held off a late rally to beat Milton 9-5.

The Lady Wolves offense came alive pounding out 10 hits,including 3 homeruns. Junior Samantha Thomas led Buford with a two-run home run in the first inning and a solo shot in the third. Senior Drew Puckett added a two-run home run in the first inning as the Lady Wolves jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead.

Buford added a run in the third for a 5-0 lead. Milton closed to within 5-2 in the fifth but the Lady Wolves added four more in the sixth taking advantage of three Milton errors in the inning. Milton scored three runs in the top of the seventh but Buford was able to get out of the jam to get the victory.

Senior Peyton Wolfe improved her record to 4-0 on going 6 1/3  innings striking out two and allowing five runs.

Thomas finished with three hits and three RBI and Puckett had two hits and three RBI to pace the Buford attack. Gabby Benson had two hits and Breanna Gutierrez and Sydney McIntyre each had one hit for the Lady Wolves.

Buford (9-2, 1-0 Region 8-AAAA) will travel to Grayson on Monday in a non-region battle.

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