Coach Amy Thomas’s Bainbridge High School Lady Cats softball team opened their Region 1-AAAA schedule Thursday with a 10-0 victory over the Dougherty High School Lady Trojans in Albany.

The Lady Cats will return to region action next Tuesday when they host the Worth County High School Lady Rams at the Lady Cats Diamond.

They will return to Albany next Thursday for a region game against the Monroe High School Lady Tornadoes.

In their Tuesday road victory over the Lady Trojans the Lady Cats jumped ahead 5-0 after three innings.

A walk to shortstop Meagan Harrison, an error and a two run single by center fielder Haley Thompson put the Lady Cats ahead 2-0 in the first inning. Catcher Morgan Cannon also singled in a first inning run to increase the advantage to 3-0.

Cannon also tripled in two runs in the fourth inning to put the Lady Cats out front 5-0.

The Lady Cats scored their final five runs in the top of the fourth inning. Right fielder Zakiya Callaway ignited the rally with an RBI single, driving in third baseman Tykira Adams.

“Winning pitcher Brooke Bates turned in a really strong performance,” Thomas said. “She struck out six and did not walk a batter.”