The South Atlanta Hornets came up short against the Lithia Springs Leo Lion on Thursday and fell 19-12. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia flag football rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Leo Lion are ranked 43rd).
Lithia Springs' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ty'Tianna Ritman, who threw for 213 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 34 yards and one score. That's the most rushing yards Ritman has posted since back in October. A healthy portion of Ritman's aerial production (97 yards to be exact) went to Leila Essex, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for South Atlanta and nudges their season record down to 9-8. As for Lithia Springs, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
As of now, neither South Atlanta nor Lithia Springs have any future games scheduled.
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