(Franklin, GA) — The Lady Braves celebrated their three senior players in a Senior Night ceremony prior to Tuesday night’s big Region 5-AA home clash versus Callaway.
Fittingly, it was those same three players that provided the late fireworks to push the squad to an important 9-1 region win.
Seniors Beth Taylor, Alyssa Hall, and Sydney Goddard delivered back-to-back-to-back extra base hits and a fourth straight run-scoring base-hit from Zekylah Boyd ended the game via the run rule in the bottom half of the fifth inning.
The big blow came from the senior DP Alyssa Hall in the form of her first homer of the season that brought Taylor across the plate during a four-run fifth inning.
Taylor and Goddard both doubled into the gaps, and Goddard scored the game clinching run on Boyd’s line drive that ended it. Boyd had three hits in the game and catcher Mackenzie White drove home two.
Janiyah Strong also blasted her first homer of the season and finished the game with two walks and two RBI’s.
Strong has been the Lady Braves top hitter this season and currently sports a .460 batting average from the No. 2 hole behind Emma Helton and in front of Mackenzie White who leads the squad in homers with eight.
Courtney Cannon is also having a big season at the plate with a .431 average through the first 18 games.
The Lady Braves have relied on pitching and defense to a large extent this season and in fact, entering Tuesday’s game, White was the only player on the team that had homered.
On the mound, freshman LilyRae Fulford earned her team high 12th win of the season after allowing just a single earned run and six hits in her five innings of work.
Control and a strong defense behind her was once again the key to success for Fulford as she threw just 50 pitches with 40 (80%) finding the strike zone. Fulford has issued just six walks in 85+ innings of work this season.

Lady Brave seniors (L-R): Alyssa Hall, Sydney Goddard, and Beth Taylor with Coach Gavin Porter (L) and head coach Matt Hornsby (R) after Tuesday’s 9-1 Senior Night win over Callaway
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