After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Miller Grove, South Atlanta was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Washington Bulldogs with a sharp 15-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won 12 matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Laniya Collins and Kayla Matthews-Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Collins scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Matthews-Smith scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Abercromie, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Atlanta was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .688. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 51.6%.
South Atlanta is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Washington, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Atlanta will play host again on Thursday to welcome Coretta Scott King YWLA, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. South Atlanta is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 17.8 runs per game this season. As for Washington, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against KIPP Atlanta Collegiate at 5:30 p.m.
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