Hornets face Brentwood in region showdown
The Westfield Lady Hornets can almost smell a fifth-straight state title as they edge closer and closer to the GISA AAA state playoffs.
Westfield is 16-1 overall this season with wins over John Milledge Academy (the team Westfield beat in the state championship last year), East Coweta (a 7A public school and nationally recognized powerhouse that’s lost just one game this season) and North Paulding (a 7A public school).
The Hornets’ sister duo of Careligh and Marena Knowles have been on fire as two of the team’s top hitters this season. Carleigh, a sophomore, has a .486 batting average, 19 RBIs and three home runs. Marena, a senior, is batting a .469 average with 10 RBIs and three home runs.
Slugging sophomore Emmy Dehem has a team high of five home runs with a .375 batting average and 15 RBIs, and freshman Kendall Fowler holds a .323 batting average with 12 RBIs and two home runs.
Junior pitcher Sydney Langdon has totaled 112 strikeouts this season and holds a .47 ERA from the circle. At bat, Langdon is still lethal with a .354 batting average, 10 RBIs and two homers.
Though the Hornets are dominant, they’re still second in the region behind Brentwood, who they face this weekend.
Brentwood is 5-0 within GISA AAA Region 4 and 6-3 overall on the season. Westfield will host Brentwood on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 12:00 p.m.
HHJ News
Before you go...
Thanks for reading The Houston Home Journal — we hope this article added to your day.
For over 150 years, Houston Home Journal has been the newspaper of record for Perry, Warner Robins and Centerville. We're excited to expand our online news coverage, while maintaining our twice-weekly print newspaper.
If you like what you see, please consider becoming a member of The Houston Home Journal. We're all in this together, working for a better Warner Robins, Perry and Centerville, and we appreciate and need your support.
Please join the readers like you who help make community journalism possible by joining The Houston Home Journal. Thank you.
- Brieanna Smith, Houston Home Journal managing editor
Paid Posts
Related Articles
Veterans boys showing flashes of Brandon Driggers’ desired program, look to build on first region victory
Veterans head coach Brandon Driggers spends a lot of time on the football field during the year coaching defensive linemen, and that shows in the kind of toughness he demands from players in his program.
Veterans snaps five-game losing streak with 18-point comeback win at Northside
The saying, ‘A tale of two halves’ gets thrown around a lot, but the first and second halves of Tuesday’s 68-58 final between Veterans (9-11, 1-3 Region 2-5A) and Northside (11-7, 2-3 Region) could not have been any different.
Turnover-tainted night dooms Lady Warhawks against Northside
A constant string of turnovers was too much for Veterans (5-12, 1-3 Region 2-5A) to overcome in their trip to the Eagles’ Nest on Tuesday night.