The South Atlanta Hornets will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Therrell Panthers at 5:30 p.m.
South Atlanta's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Miller Grove on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Wolverines. The Hornets' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
While Therrell didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-16-2), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Forest Park 12-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for Therrell.
Therrell let Madison Hamilton and Kirsten Woods loose on the outfield. Hamilton scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances, while Woods scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Janethia Kendall, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her eight plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Therrell didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since was before the start of last season.
South Atlanta's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2. As for Therrell, their record now sits at 6-1.
South Atlanta took their win against Therrell when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 36-23. Will South Atlanta repeat their success, or does Therrell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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