Softball Recap: Rockmart Yellowjackets vs. South Atlanta Hornets
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rockmart). Everything went their way against the South Atlanta Hornets on Tuesday as the Rockmart Yellowjackets made off with a 21-0 victory. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Kaylee Huckaby looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kiley Statham was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Madalyn Hensley, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockmart always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .889. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 35.6% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 62.7%.
Rockmart's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-6. As for South Atlanta, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 17-5 record.
Rockmart will have a chance to go back-to-back against South Atlanta: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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