Softball Recap: South Sumter Raiders vs. Umatilla Bulldogs
South Sumter won the last time they faced Umatilla, and things went their way on Thursday too. The South Sumter Raiders came out on top against the Umatilla Bulldogs by a score of 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Sumter.
South Sumter got a great performance from Juliana Vela as she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Vela has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ariana Garcia was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Nathalie Williams, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Umatilla's side, Jaelyn Larsen put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Larsen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Larsen wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kiley Haugland, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Umatilla didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
South Sumter has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Umatilla, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.
South Sumter will be playing at home against Citrus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Citrus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Umatilla, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against South Lake at 7:00 p.m. South Lake will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Umatilla surely won't give up without a fight.
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