The Southwest DeKalb Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the North Springs Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Southwest DeKalb fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Dunwoody on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 10-8. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Madelyn Flournoy and Bailee Canty did some serious damage despite the final result: Flournoy scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Canty went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. That's the most hits Canty has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, North Springs came up short against Marist on Tuesday and fell 6-1.
North Springs saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kara Hutton, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Southwest DeKalb now has a losing record at 5-6. As for North Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Southwest DeKalb came up short against North Springs in their previous matchup back in August, falling 6-1. Can Southwest DeKalb avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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