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DAHLONEGA – The No. 16 University of North Georgia softball team took care of business Saturday afternoon with a 9-1 six inning win over Georgia College.

Madison Simmons opened the scoring in the first with a RBI double to take a 1-0 lead, but the Bobcats answered in the top of the second with a RBI double to tie the game. That’s when the Nighthawk offense woke up, starting in the third inning with a Simmons RBI single that gave UNG the lead. Hannah Forehand kept it going in the frame with a two run homer to extend the lead to 4-1.

Jolie Lester doubled in the fourth, bringing home another run before Haley Cummings hit a towering homer in the fifth to score two more. A Bobcat error in the sixth allowed the final UNG run to cross, ending the game.

NOTES
– Simmons finished the day 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the way.

– Kristen Davis got the win, throwing all six innings, striking out six along the way.

NEXT UP
North Georgia will continue the series with a 12 p.m. doubleheader tomorrow.

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