Southwest Georgia STEM Charter is 0-4 against Pataula Charter Academy since August of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Southwest Georgia STEM Charter Aggies will head out to face off against the Pataula Charter Academy Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
Southwest Georgia STEM Charter's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Westwood on Tuesday. They lost 12-0 to the Wildcats. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, the Aggies' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Pataula Charter Academy won against Spring Creek Charter Academy last Wednesday with 19 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Pataula Charter Academy blew past Calhoun County 19-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Sophie Conner was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 18 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off only one hit. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.5 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-6 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Pataula Charter Academy got a massive performance out of Zyion Clark, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Kaitlyn Chapman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pataula Charter Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 19 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've earned since was before the start of last season.
Southwest Georgia STEM Charter's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Pataula Charter Academy, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Southwest Georgia STEM Charter came up short against Pataula Charter Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 13-8. Can Southwest Georgia STEM Charter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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