On Monday South Atlanta will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Redan Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, South Atlanta got the win against Coretta Scott King YWLA by a conclusive 16-1.
Marlia Thomas made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Thomas was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, South Atlanta got a massive performance out of Rihanna Baker, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. What's more, Baker also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Amiah Cisneros, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Atlanta always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .923. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Coretta Scott King YWLA only posted an OBP of .400.
Meanwhile, Redan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it three last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 13-1 victory.
South Atlanta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Redan, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
South Atlanta took their win against Redan in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 15-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Atlanta since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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