Baseball Recap: Sumrall Bobcats vs. Petal Panthers
In what's become a running theme this season, Sumrall gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over the Petal Panthers. Ten seems to be a good number for Sumrall as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sumrall got a big performance out of Kellan Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Braelyn Harrison, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Petal's side, they got a good showing from Cooper Smith, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fisher Howell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Ethan Byrd was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Petal didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sumrall only tossed five.
Sumrall pushed their record up to 21-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Petal, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sumrall will challenge North Forrest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sumrall is facing North Forrest at the right time seeing as North Forrest is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Petal, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Pearl at 7:00 p.m. Petal will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Pearl will have lost eight straight heading into Tuesday's game.
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