Softball Preview: South Atlanta Hornets vs. Salem Seminoles
After two games on the road, South Atlanta is heading back home. They will welcome the Salem Seminoles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in South Atlanta's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.
On Tuesday, South Atlanta made easy work of Columbia and carried off a 22-1 win. Considering the Hornets have won ten matches by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Marlia Thomas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Rihanna Baker was a standout: she scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Keiziya Fletcher, who scored three runs and stole eight bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Atlanta was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .409 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Salem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Forest Park, falling 16-6.
Ameriah Thomas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
South Atlanta's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Salem's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: South Atlanta hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Salem, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain South Atlanta's hitters?
South Atlanta took their win against Salem in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 25-9. Will South Atlanta repeat their success, or does Salem have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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