FOOTBALL GAMES CANCELLED
BY JOEY MARCHANT
Dodge County High School has cancelled its football games with West Laurens, scheduled for September 18th, and Fitzgerald, scheduled for September 25th.
A Dublin High School football player tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday September 16th after playing against Dodge County five days earlier. On Friday morning, 24 Dodge County players were notified by Dodge County High School that they were quarantined for 14 days and would not be allowed to practice or attend in person classes.
The Dublin player allegedly felt symptoms on Friday, yet he played against Dodge that day. Therefore, contact tracing for 48 hours prior to and including Friday, September 11th resulted in the quarantine of the Dodge players who had played for at least 15 minutes against Dublin.
Therefore, with virtually the entire starting lineup quarantined, Dodge had no choice at that point but to cancel its next two games. This is a strange turn of events considering that no player on the Dodge, West Laurens or Fitzgerald teams has a known active case of COVID-19.
Dodge has a scheduled off week on October 2, visits Bleckley County on October 9 and has an off week on October 16. At this point, it is unclear if Dodge will try to schedule an opponent on either off week. However, Fitzgerald would appear out of the question as they moved to quickly schedule a date with Jefferson County in place of the Dodge game.
Dodge County High School Softball Coach Dr. Jennifer Belflower has rescheduled or cancelled some of the team’s games until October 5 due to some of the team’s players that have been exposed to the Coronavirus.
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Russ’s Sports Review
By Russ Ragan
This week had a little bit of everything. The Braves continued to hit for the most part. Unfortunately they lost their big off-season pick up for the year.
The Falcons made more bad football history. We are less than five days away from the opening game and the Bulldogs still don’t have a starting quarterback.
The Braves are in the middle of their key four game series against the Marlins. The Braves are currently leading 5-3 in the seventh in Monday night’s game. A week would give them a four game lead with just six to play in the wild game 60 game sprint. The offense has been a huge part of it as MVP candidate Freddie Brewer has led a great offense but they got a huge win from an unlikely source. Kyle Wright, who has been mostly real bad, looked like John Smoltz for a day anyway as he pitched six shutouts innings with six strikeouts.
Wright’s role just got bigger as Cole Hanel’s year and time with the Braves is over. Monday, the team put him on the ten day injured list and said his season was done. It wasn’t a terrible idea to pick up the veteran, it just didn’t work out. At least it was just a one-year deal. It looks like a Fried, Anderson and Wright rotation for the playoffs.
440-0, that’s the record for NFL teams that scored 39 or more points and making no turnovers. The Falcons did those things Sunday and made that record 440-1. The birds did the impossible and lost a nine-point lead and lost to the Cowboys 40-39 in Dallas. Ridley and Matt Ryan had good games but honestly this team is the laughing stock of all sports, not just football. The Falcons just looked at an onside kick in the final two minutes and it set up the game winning points. Did the team know the onside kick rules? Obviously, they got the kick off and punt rules mixed up!
I honestly don’t know what Arthur Blank is waiting for, as Dan Quinn has to go and go now. The defensive guru can’t lead his teams to any big stops with the game on the line. With three minutes to play Sunday, they had a 99.9 percent chance to win, really! So never give up on the Falcons.
The Bulldogs kickoff Saturday and there is one tiny issue; they don’t know who will be the starting quarterback. Kirby Smart says he doesn’t know just yet but I don’t buy it. But we will all know Saturday against Arkansas. I am going against the odds and say D’wan Mathes will be QB against the Hogs! Remember, I said he would start, not necessarily finish.
By Russ Ragan
This week had a little bit of everything. The Braves continued to hit for the most part. Unfortunately they lost their big off-season pick up for the year.
The Falcons made more bad football history. We are less than five days away from the opening game and the Bulldogs still don’t have a starting quarterback.
The Braves are in the middle of their key four game series against the Marlins. The Braves are currently leading 5-3 in the seventh in Monday night’s game. A week would give them a four game lead with just six to play in the wild game 60 game sprint. The offense has been a huge part of it as MVP candidate Freddie Brewer has led a great offense but they got a huge win from an unlikely source. Kyle Wright, who has been mostly real bad, looked like John Smoltz for a day anyway as he pitched six shutouts innings with six strikeouts.
Wright’s role just got bigger as Cole Hanel’s year and time with the Braves is over. Monday, the team put him on the ten day injured list and said his season was done. It wasn’t a terrible idea to pick up the veteran, it just didn’t work out. At least it was just a one-year deal. It looks like a Fried, Anderson and Wright rotation for the playoffs.
440-0, that’s the record for NFL teams that scored 39 or more points and making no turnovers. The Falcons did those things Sunday and made that record 440-1. The birds did the impossible and lost a nine-point lead and lost to the Cowboys 40-39 in Dallas. Ridley and Matt Ryan had good games but honestly this team is the laughing stock of all sports, not just football. The Falcons just looked at an onside kick in the final two minutes and it set up the game winning points. Did the team know the onside kick rules? Obviously, they got the kick off and punt rules mixed up!
I honestly don’t know what Arthur Blank is waiting for, as Dan Quinn has to go and go now. The defensive guru can’t lead his teams to any big stops with the game on the line. With three minutes to play Sunday, they had a 99.9 percent chance to win, really! So never give up on the Falcons.
The Bulldogs kickoff Saturday and there is one tiny issue; they don’t know who will be the starting quarterback. Kirby Smart says he doesn’t know just yet but I don’t buy it. But we will all know Saturday against Arkansas. I am going against the odds and say D’wan Mathes will be QB against the Hogs! Remember, I said he would start, not necessarily finish.
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Lady Indians have 1-1-1 week of play
By Russ Ragan
The Dodge County High School Lady Indians softball team stepped out of region play with three games. On Tuesday, Dodge defeated Northside, Warner Robins Thursday, Dodge returned to Houston County to play Westfield Academy out of Perry. The game was tied at 1-1 in the second when the rain came in and the game was rained out. Dodge returned home on Saturday to face a good West Laurens team. Dodge would lead early but the Lady Raiders came back to win 8-3.
The Northside game started out as a pitchers duel. Brooke Perdue started on the mound for Dodge. She rolled through the first two innings as she had a pair of strikeouts.
Dodge got things started in the third. Bailey Harvey would reach on an error and Ava Maxwell would be hit by a pitch. Jessica Joiner would make a nice bunt getting runners to second and third. Logan White drove in Harvey with a ground out for a 0-1 lead. Ava Roland singled home Maxwell and the lead reached 2-0.
Perdue had an easy third and then the bats came alive in the fourth. Dylana Barton would be hit by a pitch. Singles by Perdue and Gracie Lewis would load the bases with no outs. Harvey would single home Barton and Perdue for a 4-0 lead. Logan White would single home Lewis for a 5-0 lead.
Perdue would go through the fourth and fifth with ease. She struck out the side in the fifth. Perdue ran into some trouble in the sixth as she allowed a pair of unearned runs. The freshman would breeze through the seventh including her sixth strikeout of the game.
Dodge hosted West Laurens on a breezy Saturday morning. The Lady Raiders scored first on an unearned run for a 1-0 lead. Dodge would battle back in their half.
Dylana Barton led off with a double to left center. Jessica Joiner would single to left to score Barton to tie the game at 1-1. Dodge would take the lead as Brooke Perdue would triple to deep left center that scored Logan White and Makiyah Roberson for a 3-1 lead.
The Lady Raiders would use the long ball in a big way in this one. A pair of wind blown shots, it was blowing straight out. The Lady Raiders take a 5-3 lead. They hit a three run shot in the fourth to take an 8-3 lead and that would be the final.
By Russ Ragan
The Dodge County High School Lady Indians softball team stepped out of region play with three games. On Tuesday, Dodge defeated Northside, Warner Robins Thursday, Dodge returned to Houston County to play Westfield Academy out of Perry. The game was tied at 1-1 in the second when the rain came in and the game was rained out. Dodge returned home on Saturday to face a good West Laurens team. Dodge would lead early but the Lady Raiders came back to win 8-3.
The Northside game started out as a pitchers duel. Brooke Perdue started on the mound for Dodge. She rolled through the first two innings as she had a pair of strikeouts.
Dodge got things started in the third. Bailey Harvey would reach on an error and Ava Maxwell would be hit by a pitch. Jessica Joiner would make a nice bunt getting runners to second and third. Logan White drove in Harvey with a ground out for a 0-1 lead. Ava Roland singled home Maxwell and the lead reached 2-0.
Perdue had an easy third and then the bats came alive in the fourth. Dylana Barton would be hit by a pitch. Singles by Perdue and Gracie Lewis would load the bases with no outs. Harvey would single home Barton and Perdue for a 4-0 lead. Logan White would single home Lewis for a 5-0 lead.
Perdue would go through the fourth and fifth with ease. She struck out the side in the fifth. Perdue ran into some trouble in the sixth as she allowed a pair of unearned runs. The freshman would breeze through the seventh including her sixth strikeout of the game.
Dodge hosted West Laurens on a breezy Saturday morning. The Lady Raiders scored first on an unearned run for a 1-0 lead. Dodge would battle back in their half.
Dylana Barton led off with a double to left center. Jessica Joiner would single to left to score Barton to tie the game at 1-1. Dodge would take the lead as Brooke Perdue would triple to deep left center that scored Logan White and Makiyah Roberson for a 3-1 lead.
The Lady Raiders would use the long ball in a big way in this one. A pair of wind blown shots, it was blowing straight out. The Lady Raiders take a 5-3 lead. They hit a three run shot in the fourth to take an 8-3 lead and that would be the final.
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Dodge defeats Dublin, 33-20
By Joey Marchant
Dodge bounced back in a big way with a 33-20 victory over the Dublin Irish. The coaching staff came up with a good game plan, and the players executed. Dublin won the toss and deferred to the second half. A high angling kickoff gave Dodge the ball on its 25 yard line. It was apparent from the start that Dodge wanted to get Mikhail Carr and Daylon Gordon plenty of touches on offense. Carr lined up at quarterback and gained 6 tough yards on the ground. Hunter Kirkley came in at quarterback and handed to Gordon who gained 16 yards. Kirkley then hit Keldrick Beck for a gain of eight yards. Gordon rushed for gains of seven yards and two yards. Carr lined back up at quarterback and gained four yards. Carr then handed to Beck who gained four yards. Kirkley handed to Gordon for gains of 11 yards and four yards. Reco Caines came in to relieve Gordon and carried for four yards. Carr carried for five yards, and Gordon capped the drive with a three yard touchdown run. Mason Mangham added the extra point for a 7-0 Dodge lead.
Mangham’s high angling kickoff was fair caught by Dublin at the 25 yard line. After gaining one first down on the ground, it appeared Dublin would complete a pass for a first down in Dodge territory, but Carr came over and shoved the receiver out of bounds before he could get a foot down. A rugby style punt by Dublin netted 59 yards down to the Dodge five yard line.
Dodge could not move the football, and Mangham would have to punt from near his own goal line. He got off a 40 yard punt, and Dublin took over on its 44 yard line. Three personal foul penalties overshadowed some nice defensive plays by Carr and Quinn Whitehead and set Dublin up with first and goal from the Dodge 5 yard line. Dublin quarterback Markelle Mitchell powered the ball across the goal line for the score. The extra point made it 7-7.
Beck returned a squib kick to the Dodge 25 yard line. Facing third and long on the first play of the second quarter, Kirkley threw a 36 yard pass to Beck who made a leaping catch on the Dublin 40 yard line. Kirkley completed a 10 yard pass to Tyrese Johnson. Carr took a direct snap and started left before reversing his field and gaining 18 yards. Gordon rushed for gains of three yards, six yards and two yards to give Dodge a first down on the 5 yard line of Dublin. Caines took it in for the touchdown from there behind the blocks of Landynn Powers and Davis Marchant. The extra point attempt was blocked by a man coming off the edge. Dodge led 13-7.
Dublin returned the squib kick to its own 42 yard line. Then Dodge turned one of its worst defensive plays of the night into one of its biggest. Dublin ran left where Dodge’s defensive end collapsed and the corner and outside linebacker were kicked out leaving a huge running lane. Both safeties over pursued, and the ball carrier cut it up field with nothing but green grass between him and the goal line. However, safety Keldrick Beck stayed with the play and ran the running back down from behind tackling him on the Dodge two yard line. Dublin then attempted to take advantage of having a 6’2’’ 220 plus pound quarterback. The Dodge defensive front led by Noah Cummings stopped Mitchell after a gain of one yard on first down and no gain on second down. On third down, Mitchell fumbled the snap and had the ball ripped from his hands by Daylon Gordon as he tried to recover. Gordon returned it 99 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was again blocked, and Dodge led 19-7.
The kickoff was returned to the Dublin 41 yard line. Mitchell again fumbled the snap and was pulled from the game in favor of Kendall Wade. Kade Harpe tackled the running back for a yard loss on second down. Daylon Gordon sacked the quarterback on third down, but Dodge was called for holding giving Dublin new life. The Irish executed a counter trap play for a 52 yard touchdown run. The extra point cut the Dodge lead to 19-14, and it would remain that way at the end of the first half.
Dublin got the ball to start the second half and dominated the time of possession in the third quarter as Dodge did not run a single offensive play in the quarter. Dodge still managed to score when Jaylon Jaynes pressured Wade who floated a pass that was intercepted by Demron Gordon and returned 94 yards for a touchdown. Mangham’s extra point made it 26-14 Dodge.
Dublin turned it over on downs to end the third quarter, and Beck gained 35 yards on a jet sweep on the first play of the fourth quarter. Daylon Gordon would later run 35 yards for a touchdown. Mangham’s extra point made the score 33-14 Dodge. Dublin would add one meaningless touchdown late to make the final score Dodge 33 Dublin 20.
The victory was Dodge’s fifth win in its last seven games against Dublin. Dodge improves to 1-1 on the young season and plans to travel to Dexter on Friday September 18th to take on the AAAA West Laurens Raiders. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 pm. The Raiders are 0-2 having lost to Bleckley County 27-19 and Veterans 35-0.
Stats for Dodge were
Passing
Passing:
Hunter Kirkley was 4 of 7 for 56 yards
Rushing: Daylon Gordon had 19 carries for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns
Keldrick Beck had 3 carries for 38 yards
Mikhail Carr had 4 carries for 31 yards
Reco Caines had 5 carries for 11 yards and 1 touchdown.
Receiving:
Keldrick Beck had 2 catches for 44 yards
Tyrese Johnson had 1 catch for 10 yards
Daylon Gordon had 1 catch for 3 yards
Defense:
Daylon Gordon returned a fumble 99 yards for a touchdown.
Demron Gordon returned an interception 94 yards for a touchdown
Special Teams:
Mason Mangham was 3 for 5 on extra points and punted 3 times for an average of 31 yards
Lady Indians split Two region games
BY Russ Ragan
The Dodge County High School Lady Indians softball team split a pair of games last week. Last Thursday; Dodge defeated Lamar County, 8-1. On Saturday, Dodge dropped a tough game to long time rival Bleckley County, 6-5. Dodge will step out of the region for their next two games. Thursday Dodge will head to Perry to play a very good Westfield team. The game has a 5:30 start. Saturday, Dodge will host West Laurens with a 10:00 a.m. start with the junior varsity game and the varsity will follow at 12:00 noon.
Dodge hosted region newcomer Lamar County last Thursday. Brooke Perdue got the start on the mound for Dodge. The pitcher had control of this one early as we were scoreless going to the Dodge second. Dodge got a two out rally on hits from Ava Roland and Gracie Lewis. Bailey Harvey would single home runner Carson Ethridge and Lewis would score on an error to give Dodge a 2-0 lead.
Perdue would have an easy third that would include her third strikeout. Dodge would load the bases to start the third on singles by Logan White; Mikaya Roberson and Dylana Bartons hit would score White for a 3-0 lead.
Ava Roland would hit a sacrifice fly to score Roberson for a 4-0 lead.
Perdue would have an easy fourth and Dodge would add to the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Ava Maxwell would get hit by a pitch for the second time of the game and steal second. One out later, Logan White would unload for her sixth homer of the season for a 6-0 lead.
Perdue ran into trouble for the first time in the fifth. Lamar cut the lead to 6-1 but the bases were still loaded with two outs. Lamar hit a deep drive headed for the right center field gap but Ava Maxwell made a great leaping catch at the fence and the Dodge lead stayed at 6-1.
The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the fifth again with the long ball. Dylana Barton got a leadoff double/ Two outs later, Bailey Harvey would hit a deep drive to center for a two run homer and a 8-1 lead.
Lamar would get base runners in the sixth and seventh but Perdue would work around them and Dodge would take the 8-1 win.
Saturday wasn’t a good day for Dodge. The defense had a rough day with three errors that preceded a pair of unearned runs. Dodge cut the Lady Royal lead to 6-5 in the sixth on an RBI hit by Perdue. The Lady Indians could not get any closer and that would be the final. Ava Maxwell went 2 for 4 with a double and a walk and an RBI. Ava Roland also had two hits and a pair of RBI’s.
By Joey Marchant
Dodge bounced back in a big way with a 33-20 victory over the Dublin Irish. The coaching staff came up with a good game plan, and the players executed. Dublin won the toss and deferred to the second half. A high angling kickoff gave Dodge the ball on its 25 yard line. It was apparent from the start that Dodge wanted to get Mikhail Carr and Daylon Gordon plenty of touches on offense. Carr lined up at quarterback and gained 6 tough yards on the ground. Hunter Kirkley came in at quarterback and handed to Gordon who gained 16 yards. Kirkley then hit Keldrick Beck for a gain of eight yards. Gordon rushed for gains of seven yards and two yards. Carr lined back up at quarterback and gained four yards. Carr then handed to Beck who gained four yards. Kirkley handed to Gordon for gains of 11 yards and four yards. Reco Caines came in to relieve Gordon and carried for four yards. Carr carried for five yards, and Gordon capped the drive with a three yard touchdown run. Mason Mangham added the extra point for a 7-0 Dodge lead.
Mangham’s high angling kickoff was fair caught by Dublin at the 25 yard line. After gaining one first down on the ground, it appeared Dublin would complete a pass for a first down in Dodge territory, but Carr came over and shoved the receiver out of bounds before he could get a foot down. A rugby style punt by Dublin netted 59 yards down to the Dodge five yard line.
Dodge could not move the football, and Mangham would have to punt from near his own goal line. He got off a 40 yard punt, and Dublin took over on its 44 yard line. Three personal foul penalties overshadowed some nice defensive plays by Carr and Quinn Whitehead and set Dublin up with first and goal from the Dodge 5 yard line. Dublin quarterback Markelle Mitchell powered the ball across the goal line for the score. The extra point made it 7-7.
Beck returned a squib kick to the Dodge 25 yard line. Facing third and long on the first play of the second quarter, Kirkley threw a 36 yard pass to Beck who made a leaping catch on the Dublin 40 yard line. Kirkley completed a 10 yard pass to Tyrese Johnson. Carr took a direct snap and started left before reversing his field and gaining 18 yards. Gordon rushed for gains of three yards, six yards and two yards to give Dodge a first down on the 5 yard line of Dublin. Caines took it in for the touchdown from there behind the blocks of Landynn Powers and Davis Marchant. The extra point attempt was blocked by a man coming off the edge. Dodge led 13-7.
Dublin returned the squib kick to its own 42 yard line. Then Dodge turned one of its worst defensive plays of the night into one of its biggest. Dublin ran left where Dodge’s defensive end collapsed and the corner and outside linebacker were kicked out leaving a huge running lane. Both safeties over pursued, and the ball carrier cut it up field with nothing but green grass between him and the goal line. However, safety Keldrick Beck stayed with the play and ran the running back down from behind tackling him on the Dodge two yard line. Dublin then attempted to take advantage of having a 6’2’’ 220 plus pound quarterback. The Dodge defensive front led by Noah Cummings stopped Mitchell after a gain of one yard on first down and no gain on second down. On third down, Mitchell fumbled the snap and had the ball ripped from his hands by Daylon Gordon as he tried to recover. Gordon returned it 99 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was again blocked, and Dodge led 19-7.
The kickoff was returned to the Dublin 41 yard line. Mitchell again fumbled the snap and was pulled from the game in favor of Kendall Wade. Kade Harpe tackled the running back for a yard loss on second down. Daylon Gordon sacked the quarterback on third down, but Dodge was called for holding giving Dublin new life. The Irish executed a counter trap play for a 52 yard touchdown run. The extra point cut the Dodge lead to 19-14, and it would remain that way at the end of the first half.
Dublin got the ball to start the second half and dominated the time of possession in the third quarter as Dodge did not run a single offensive play in the quarter. Dodge still managed to score when Jaylon Jaynes pressured Wade who floated a pass that was intercepted by Demron Gordon and returned 94 yards for a touchdown. Mangham’s extra point made it 26-14 Dodge.
Dublin turned it over on downs to end the third quarter, and Beck gained 35 yards on a jet sweep on the first play of the fourth quarter. Daylon Gordon would later run 35 yards for a touchdown. Mangham’s extra point made the score 33-14 Dodge. Dublin would add one meaningless touchdown late to make the final score Dodge 33 Dublin 20.
The victory was Dodge’s fifth win in its last seven games against Dublin. Dodge improves to 1-1 on the young season and plans to travel to Dexter on Friday September 18th to take on the AAAA West Laurens Raiders. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 pm. The Raiders are 0-2 having lost to Bleckley County 27-19 and Veterans 35-0.
Stats for Dodge were
Passing
Passing:
Hunter Kirkley was 4 of 7 for 56 yards
Rushing: Daylon Gordon had 19 carries for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns
Keldrick Beck had 3 carries for 38 yards
Mikhail Carr had 4 carries for 31 yards
Reco Caines had 5 carries for 11 yards and 1 touchdown.
Receiving:
Keldrick Beck had 2 catches for 44 yards
Tyrese Johnson had 1 catch for 10 yards
Daylon Gordon had 1 catch for 3 yards
Defense:
Daylon Gordon returned a fumble 99 yards for a touchdown.
Demron Gordon returned an interception 94 yards for a touchdown
Special Teams:
Mason Mangham was 3 for 5 on extra points and punted 3 times for an average of 31 yards
Lady Indians split Two region games
BY Russ Ragan
The Dodge County High School Lady Indians softball team split a pair of games last week. Last Thursday; Dodge defeated Lamar County, 8-1. On Saturday, Dodge dropped a tough game to long time rival Bleckley County, 6-5. Dodge will step out of the region for their next two games. Thursday Dodge will head to Perry to play a very good Westfield team. The game has a 5:30 start. Saturday, Dodge will host West Laurens with a 10:00 a.m. start with the junior varsity game and the varsity will follow at 12:00 noon.
Dodge hosted region newcomer Lamar County last Thursday. Brooke Perdue got the start on the mound for Dodge. The pitcher had control of this one early as we were scoreless going to the Dodge second. Dodge got a two out rally on hits from Ava Roland and Gracie Lewis. Bailey Harvey would single home runner Carson Ethridge and Lewis would score on an error to give Dodge a 2-0 lead.
Perdue would have an easy third that would include her third strikeout. Dodge would load the bases to start the third on singles by Logan White; Mikaya Roberson and Dylana Bartons hit would score White for a 3-0 lead.
Ava Roland would hit a sacrifice fly to score Roberson for a 4-0 lead.
Perdue would have an easy fourth and Dodge would add to the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Ava Maxwell would get hit by a pitch for the second time of the game and steal second. One out later, Logan White would unload for her sixth homer of the season for a 6-0 lead.
Perdue ran into trouble for the first time in the fifth. Lamar cut the lead to 6-1 but the bases were still loaded with two outs. Lamar hit a deep drive headed for the right center field gap but Ava Maxwell made a great leaping catch at the fence and the Dodge lead stayed at 6-1.
The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the fifth again with the long ball. Dylana Barton got a leadoff double/ Two outs later, Bailey Harvey would hit a deep drive to center for a two run homer and a 8-1 lead.
Lamar would get base runners in the sixth and seventh but Perdue would work around them and Dodge would take the 8-1 win.
Saturday wasn’t a good day for Dodge. The defense had a rough day with three errors that preceded a pair of unearned runs. Dodge cut the Lady Royal lead to 6-5 in the sixth on an RBI hit by Perdue. The Lady Indians could not get any closer and that would be the final. Ava Maxwell went 2 for 4 with a double and a walk and an RBI. Ava Roland also had two hits and a pair of RBI’s.
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Lady Indian Jr. Varsity softball team coasts past Wheeler
By Russ Ragan
The Dodge High School Lady Indians junior varsity softball team played the only game of the week as they hosted Wheeler County last Wednesday. Dodge got off to a quick start with a six run first and they coasted to a 12-0 win.
Jessica Joiner got the start on the mound for Dodge. She stranded a pair of runners in the first with a pair of strikeouts. Ava Maxwell and Dylana Barton walked to lead off the Dodge first. Joiner helped herself by bunting the runners to second and third. Reagan Graham singled to right scoring Maxwell and Barton to give Dodge a 2-0 lead. Graham, Med Lewis, Mavah Flowers and Javey Hickman would score runs as Dodge grabbed a 6-0 lead.
Joiner would lead off the second with a double and would come home on a single by Meg Lewis for a 7-0 lead. Joiner coasted on the mound through the fourth with four strikeouts.
Dodge would finish things off in the home half of the fourth. Maxwell would lead off with a single and she would score on a double by Barton for an 8-0 lead.
A double by Joiner would score for a 9-0 lead. An error would score Joiner for a 10-0 lead. Flowers would wrap things up with a single that would score Carson Ethridge and Meg Lewis for the 12-0 final.
By Russ Ragan
The Dodge High School Lady Indians junior varsity softball team played the only game of the week as they hosted Wheeler County last Wednesday. Dodge got off to a quick start with a six run first and they coasted to a 12-0 win.
Jessica Joiner got the start on the mound for Dodge. She stranded a pair of runners in the first with a pair of strikeouts. Ava Maxwell and Dylana Barton walked to lead off the Dodge first. Joiner helped herself by bunting the runners to second and third. Reagan Graham singled to right scoring Maxwell and Barton to give Dodge a 2-0 lead. Graham, Med Lewis, Mavah Flowers and Javey Hickman would score runs as Dodge grabbed a 6-0 lead.
Joiner would lead off the second with a double and would come home on a single by Meg Lewis for a 7-0 lead. Joiner coasted on the mound through the fourth with four strikeouts.
Dodge would finish things off in the home half of the fourth. Maxwell would lead off with a single and she would score on a double by Barton for an 8-0 lead.
A double by Joiner would score for a 9-0 lead. An error would score Joiner for a 10-0 lead. Flowers would wrap things up with a single that would score Carson Ethridge and Meg Lewis for the 12-0 final.
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Lady Indians roll past Washington and Jasper
By Russ Ragan
The Dodge County High School Lady Indians softball team began region play this past week with games against Washington County and Jasper County. Dodge rolled over Washington 10-2. Dodge won a tough road game in a 4-3 win over Jasper County. The Lady Indians, now 8-2 on the year, are currently ranked number two in the state AA polls in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
It took the Lady Indians a little while to get going against Washington County. They trailed 2-0 going to the better of the first. Logan White got Dodge on the board with a single to right that scored Ava Maxwell who doubled to left center to lead off the inning.
Linzy Bowen then got things under control on the mound. She had four strike outs over the next two innings. Dodge got even in the bottom of the third as White hit a long homer deep over the centerfield fence for a 2-2 game. It was her fifth homer of the year.
Bowen had an easy fourth and then came the Dodge bats. Gracie Lewis got a triple to right with one out and she would score on a wild pitch for a 3-2 lead. The Lady Indians added to the lead as Brooke Perdue singled home Kyla Howell and Ava Maxwell for a 5-2 lead.
Dodge played long ball to add to the lead in the fifth. Catcher Ava Roland hit a deep drive over the left center field fence for her second homer of the year and a 6-2 Dodge lead going to the sixth. Bowen had an easy sixth with a pair of strikeouts in the game.
Makiyah Roberson pushed the Dodge County lead to 7-2 as she singled home Maxwell. The freshman lead off batter scored three runs in the game. Gracie Lewis would end the game as she would single home Roberson and Dylana Barton for the 10-2 final.
Dodge hit the road last Thursday to play region newcomer Jasper County.
The Lady Indians would get the scoring underway in the second. Ava Roland would reach on an error and Dylana Barton would single to lead off the inning. Both Carson Ethridge who ran for Roland and Barton would score on wild pitches and Dodge would take a 2-0 lead. Gracie Lewis would walk and score on a ground out by Jessica Joiner for a 3-0 Dodge lead.
Brooke Perdue would double to lead off the third and score on a wild pitch for a 4-0 lead. Yes, Dodge scored three runs on wild pitches in the game.
Brooke Perdue got the start on the mound for Dodge. The lead remained 4-0 going to the bottom of the fifth. Jasper had four hits, including three infield flies, to get three runs and cut the Dodge lead to 4-3. Perdue would be strong and retire the final six batters in order. She had six strikeouts in the game.
By Russ Ragan
The Dodge County High School Lady Indians softball team began region play this past week with games against Washington County and Jasper County. Dodge rolled over Washington 10-2. Dodge won a tough road game in a 4-3 win over Jasper County. The Lady Indians, now 8-2 on the year, are currently ranked number two in the state AA polls in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
It took the Lady Indians a little while to get going against Washington County. They trailed 2-0 going to the better of the first. Logan White got Dodge on the board with a single to right that scored Ava Maxwell who doubled to left center to lead off the inning.
Linzy Bowen then got things under control on the mound. She had four strike outs over the next two innings. Dodge got even in the bottom of the third as White hit a long homer deep over the centerfield fence for a 2-2 game. It was her fifth homer of the year.
Bowen had an easy fourth and then came the Dodge bats. Gracie Lewis got a triple to right with one out and she would score on a wild pitch for a 3-2 lead. The Lady Indians added to the lead as Brooke Perdue singled home Kyla Howell and Ava Maxwell for a 5-2 lead.
Dodge played long ball to add to the lead in the fifth. Catcher Ava Roland hit a deep drive over the left center field fence for her second homer of the year and a 6-2 Dodge lead going to the sixth. Bowen had an easy sixth with a pair of strikeouts in the game.
Makiyah Roberson pushed the Dodge County lead to 7-2 as she singled home Maxwell. The freshman lead off batter scored three runs in the game. Gracie Lewis would end the game as she would single home Roberson and Dylana Barton for the 10-2 final.
Dodge hit the road last Thursday to play region newcomer Jasper County.
The Lady Indians would get the scoring underway in the second. Ava Roland would reach on an error and Dylana Barton would single to lead off the inning. Both Carson Ethridge who ran for Roland and Barton would score on wild pitches and Dodge would take a 2-0 lead. Gracie Lewis would walk and score on a ground out by Jessica Joiner for a 3-0 Dodge lead.
Brooke Perdue would double to lead off the third and score on a wild pitch for a 4-0 lead. Yes, Dodge scored three runs on wild pitches in the game.
Brooke Perdue got the start on the mound for Dodge. The lead remained 4-0 going to the bottom of the fifth. Jasper had four hits, including three infield flies, to get three runs and cut the Dodge lead to 4-3. Perdue would be strong and retire the final six batters in order. She had six strikeouts in the game.
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