Cartersville’s Tillery Tidwell lays down a bunt last Saturday in a scrimmage against Marietta. The Lady Canes begin the 2012 season today with a home game against Region 5-AAA opponent North Murray. SKIP BUTLER/The Daily Tribune News
It should be noted, though, that the Lady Purple Hurricanes — after a winless 2010 — essentially had nowhere to go but up. Still, a 10-win improvement may have been more than anyone could have dreamed of, making the upcoming season a pivotal one for the rebuilding program.
Now, Cartersville, which also lost 10 games a year ago, must figure out how to transition from being a competitive team to one that expects to win each and every time out. Its head coach, for one, doesn’t want to go backward.
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