After flying high against Lithonia on Tuesday, Southwest DeKalb came back down to earth. The Panthers lost 8-2 to the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Golden Lions: they've now lost eight in a row.
Southwest DeKalb saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chrissee Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Southwest DeKalb's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-2. As for St. Pius X Catholic, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-3.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Southwest DeKalb is set to challenge their familiar foe Northview at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, St. Pius X Catholic will take on rival Clarkston at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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