Stories from Monday, May 19, 2014

Forrest was not intimidated by the defending Class-A state champion Richland Lady Raiders and it showed as the Lady Rockets spotted them one run before turning the tide to capture a convincing 6-2 state sectional win at the Field of Dreams in Chapel Hill on Sunday. "I was really afraid it would come down to a one-run ballgame and when they went up 1-0, I thought this is not good," said Forrest head coach Becky Cheatham. "But we were able to bounce back and do what we needed to do and I think our girls are better today than what we gave them credit for."