The matchup between South Atlanta and Miller Grove on Thursday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. South Atlanta was the clear victor by a 13-6 margin over Miller Grove. The victory was nothing new for the Hornets as they're now sitting on four straight.
Jeremiah White
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Jeremiah White and Jamario White made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, White tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Jamario struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Jeremiah also tossed no walks, which is notable because South Atlanta is undefeated when he allows at most two walks, but 5-6 otherwise. At bat, White scored three runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-4, while Jamario scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three hits gave Jeremiah a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Antonio Stone, who scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of South Atlanta's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Mekhi Smith, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3.
South Atlanta always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Miller Grove only posted an OBP of .393.
South Atlanta's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Miller Grove, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. South Atlanta is set to challenge their familiar foe Salem at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Miller Grove will take on rival Redan at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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