| 10/03/24 - Away | 1-16 L |
| 08/08/24 - Home | 5-25 L |
| 09/05/23 - Away | 20-12 W |
| 08/21/23 - Home | 25-13 W |
| 09/22/22 - Away | 17-18 L |
| + 5 more games |
Coretta Scott King YWLA and South Atlanta are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but likely not for long. The Soaring Eagle will square off against the Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Coretta Scott King YWLA has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while South Atlanta will arrive with five straight wins.
Coretta Scott King YWLA fell victim to Holy Innocents Episcopal and their airtight pitching crew last Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 19-0 to the Golden Bears, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, South Atlanta was able to grind out a solid victory over KIPP Atlanta Collegiate on Tuesday, taking the game 15-10.
Laniya Collins was incredible, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with ten stolen bases and five runs. Those ten stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaleigh Jackson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with seven stolen bases and three runs.
South Atlanta lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now launched at least two home runs in three consecutive matchups.
South Atlanta's record is now 14-1. As for Coretta Scott King YWLA, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Coretta Scott King YWLA suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to South Atlanta when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Soaring Eagle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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