Softball Preview: South Atlanta Hornets vs. Coretta Scott King YWLA Soaring Eagle
South Atlanta and Coretta Scott King YWLA are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long. The South Atlanta Hornets will stay at home for another game and welcome the Coretta Scott King YWLA Soaring Eagle at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Atlanta is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 17.8 runs per game this season.
South Atlanta will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Washington on Tuesday. South Atlanta put the hurt on Washington with a sharp 15-2 victory. Considering the Hornets have won 12 contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
South Atlanta let Laniya Collins and Kayla Matthews-Smith loose on the outfield. Collins scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Matthews-Smith scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Keiziya Fletcher, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three 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 .688. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 51.6%.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Coretta Scott King YWLA's offense. They lost 25-0 to Holy Innocents Episcopal on Tuesday. The Soaring Eagle just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
South Atlanta has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Coretta Scott King YWLA, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Thursday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. South Atlanta hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Coretta Scott King YWLA struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went South Atlanta's way against Coretta Scott King YWLA in their previous meeting back in August, as South Atlanta made off with a 25-5 win. Will South Atlanta repeat their success, or does Coretta Scott King YWLA have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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