Preview: Sumter Gamecocks vs. East Clarendon Wolverines
The Sumter Gamecocks will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Clarendon Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sumter: 4, East Clarendon: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Wednesday, Sumter got themselves on the board against Carolina Forest, but Carolina Forest never followed suit. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Panthers. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sumter.
The result came thanks to Marion Davis's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Gavin Rivers was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, East Clarendon were a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They suffered a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Pee Dee Academy.
Sumter has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for East Clarendon, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Sumter took their win against East Clarendon when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 10-3. Will Sumter repeat their success, or does East Clarendon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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