After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Redan, South Atlanta was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Columbia Eagles by a score of 14-10. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Hornets' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Jamario White was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. South Atlanta is undefeated when White posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise.
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White wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dereontay Anderson, who scored two runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Anderson a new career-high in RBI (two). Gilberto Blanco was another, going 2-for-5 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.
South Atlanta always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Columbia only posted an OBP of .444.
South Atlanta's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 5-6. As for Columbia, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.
South Atlanta will have a chance to go back-to-back against Columbia: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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