KENNESAW –  Buford made a statement Saturday with a sweep of two top programs, routing North Cobb 13–1 in five innings before knocking off defending Class 5A state champion Creekview 5–1 at North Cobb High School.

Game One: 

Buford 13, North Cobb 1

In a matchup of Class 6A region leaders, Buford’s bats erupted early against North Cobb ace and Auburn commit Leah Byrd, tagging her for eight runs in two innings. Junior Brooklyn Atha jump-started the Wolves’ offense with a two-run homer in the first and finished 3-for-3 at the plate.

Buford piled up six runs in the second inning with RBI singles from Olivia Nagel and Lydia Hamrick, a run-scoring groundout from Summer Castorri, a two-run blast from senior pitcher Addie Rackley, and a two-RBI double from freshman LG Goldin. Hamrick added a sacrifice fly in the third, while Atha singled in another run.

The Wolves sealed the game in the fifth with three more runs, highlighted by a solo home run from Gia Gomez and an RBI single from Kadyn Gabrels.

Rackley earned her eighth win of the season, striking out five in two hitless innings before handing the ball to juniors Kennedy Townsend and sophomore Taylor Jackson. Buford’s defense was error-free, with catcher Janie Goldin recording five chances. North Cobb managed just one hit, from Addison O’Neal.

Game Two:

Buford 5, Creekview 1

In the nightcap, Rackley returned to the circle and delivered her best outing of the year, striking out a season-high 12 in a complete-game victory. She limited Creekview, a team averaging more than seven runs per game, to three hits and one run.

Buford broke through in the third when Goldin singled, stole two bases and scored on an overthrow. In the fourth, Nagel added a clutch two-out RBI single. The Wolves extended their lead in the fifth on back-to-back solo home runs from Rackley and Atha.

Creekview cut the lead to 4–1 in the sixth, but Gabrels answered with her fifth homer of the season, a solo shot that hugged the left-field foul pole. Rackley then retired the Grizzlies in order in the seventh to secure her ninth win.

Buford finished with nine hits, including two apiece from Atha, Nagel and LG Goldin. Goldin also stole two bases and anchored a flawless defense with 12 chances behind the plate.

Creekview starter Jaidyn Griffeth went six innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on nine hits while striking out three. She also went 2-for-3 with an RBI.

The Wolves will return to action Monday, September 29, at Cambridge.