The Fannin High School Lady Rebels softball team hosted the Lady Spartans of West Hall for the annual “Pink Out” cancer awareness game. The Lady Rebels shut out the Lady Spartans 8-0 after a brief ceremony to honor those who have been touched by cancer. Barbara King, a teacher at Blue Ridge Elementary School and cancer survivor, threw out the first pitch.The Lady Rebels jumped on the Lady Spartans early, with lead off batter Missy Dixon, scoring the first run of the night in the bottom of the first inning. Dixon was able steal home, directly after stealing second and third, due to two overthrows on the play.

Candace “Blitzkrieg” German’s RBI double, scored Mallory Deal, who like Dixon reached first via walk. Karly Thompson’s thunderous two run home run shot put Fannin up 4-0, and the route was on.

The bottom of the second saw the home team add two more runs, on RBI’s from Dixon and Thompson. Thompson added an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth, to make the score 7-0.

The game was called in the bottom of the fifth, when Dixon’s RBI single scored Josie Millsaps to make the score 8-0.

Lady Rebels starting pitcher, Lauren Hensley, threw all five shut out innings, with five strike outs and 13 first pitch strikes. The win put the Lady Rebels at 11-8 on the season.

Fannin’s record improved to 16-8 following five straight wins at the North Fall Classic. Fannin beat: Flowery Brach 6-3; Commerce 7-1; Banks County 3-2; Jefferson 3-1; and Brookstone 5-4.

The Lady Rebels will next host East Hall on Tuesday September 18th.

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