Softball Game Preview: Sumter Gamecocks vs. Westwood Redhawks

Gamecocks

Runs

04/10/25 @ Blythewood	1
04/08/25 vs Blythewood	8
04/04/25 vs East Clarendon	10
04/02/25 vs Crestwood	15
03/27/25 vs West Florence	3
+ 14 more games

After both having extra time off, the Sumter Gamecocks and the Westwood Redhawks will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sumter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Sumter's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Blythewood hitters got past them. The Gamecocks came up short against the Bengals last Thursday, falling 11-1. The Gamecocks' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Lugoff-Elgin hit Westwood with a four-run seventh inning last Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Redhawks took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Demons. The Redhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Azaria Belton was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.

Westwood's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Sumter, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6-1.