BOGART, Ga. — A 10-run sixth inning doomed Chestatee in an eventual 13-4 loss to No. 1 North Oconee on Saturday in Region 8-4A action.
The War Eagles (5-4, 1-1 Region 8-4A) trailed 2-0 after the first inning but tied the game in the second on a two-out, two-run single from Jake Hitchcock. They took the lead in the third with an unearned run and extended it to 4-2 in the fourth on a RBI single from Eli Chaffin.
But the Titans (6-1, 1-1 Region 8-4A) pulled within 4-3 with a run in the bottom of the fourth. It stayed that way until the big sixth inning.
Hitchcock started for Chestatee and went five innings allowing three runs on six hits and striking out four. The bullpen, however, could not hold it. Brock Moody and Wesley Gossett were roughed up 10 runs on six hits in just one inning of work.
Dylan Thompson led Chestatee two hits. Jushua Bull, Colton Wilbanks, Hitchcock, and Nick McKoy all had one hit for the War Eagles.
FLOWERY BRANCH 8,
DAWSON COUNTY 5
The Falcons (6-4) rallied from an early 2-0 deficit after the Tigers (4-4) plated two runs in the first off a Flowery Branch error. It stayed that way until the third.
In the third, Luke Stone and Aaron Attaway singled runs and the Falcons got two more runs on a wild pitch and an error to take a 4-2 lead.
The Tigers pulled within 4-3 in the fourth on a RBI double by Davis Glass but Attaway and Kyle Adamec doubled in runs in the fifth and the Falcons added two in the sixth.
Mason Compton went six innings, allowing three runs on three hits and struck out 10 to get the win for Branch.
Banks Hickman started for Dawson County and allowed four runs on four hits over 2 1/3 innings, striking out three and walking one. The Tigers scored twice in the top of the seventh but could not get the tying run to the plate.
Jacson Rickett had two hits and an RBI for Dawson County.
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