EC JV dominates Chapel Hill, unbeaten streak now at 39

SHARPSBURG-While the high school softball world has noticed the start of the 2019 East Coweta Lady Indians varsity, getting lost in the shuffle is the success enjoyed by the junior varsity squad.
After opening the season with wins over Newnan and McIntosh in consecutive days, the younger version of the Lady Indians won four games over the weekend to claim the Georgia Dugout Club JV Tournament in Senoia.
Monday afternoon was not any different as they imposed their will by scoring eight runs in the first inning to defeat the Chapel Hill Lady Panthers 18-2 in a three-inning contest to add to an unbeaten streak to 39 games.
The only blemish during that span was a 7-7 tie two years ago at Newnan against the Lady Cougars.
As for Monday's contest, Bailee Echols was hit by a pitch and eventually scored the first run of the contest while Emma Elrod reached base and scored on a wild pitch.
Kourtney White reached on a error and with one out, Kip Heggood and Shallyn Olszowy walked to bring AvaBrooke Strickland to the plate.
Strickland, who recorded her first high school home run Saturday, lined a two-run double and the rout was on.
Hannah Stubbs and Andrea Teteak walked while Elrod and White had two-out RBIs that completed the eight-run frame.
The bottom of the second inning began with walks to Heggood and Olszowy and were followed by a triple by Strickland as she flirted with a home run.
The inning which would see 10 runs come across also saw RBIs by Teteak, Elrod and White.
Chapel Hill was able to avoid a shutout as they scored a pair of runs in the top of the third inning against Olszowy who was the winning pitcher despite having to field a line drive in the first inning and overcoming a collision with the Lady Panthers' first baseman while running the bases.
The Lady Indians will have a chance at number 30 on Monday when they travel to Northgate to face the Lady Vikings.