Softball Recap: Rockmart Yellowjackets vs. South Atlanta Hornets
Rockmart's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the South Atlanta Hornets as the Rockmart Yellowjackets made off with a 20-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Claira Lanier looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on MaryKate Dunn, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Madi Sanders was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockmart always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .788. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 35.7% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 70.7%.
Rockmart is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for South Atlanta, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-6.
As of now, neither Rockmart nor South Atlanta have any future games scheduled.
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