Softball Recap: South Sumter Raiders vs. Citrus Hurricanes
South Sumter waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Citrus Hurricanes a 9-0 shutout. This was payback for South Sumter, who suffered a 5-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
The result came thanks to Raven Parker's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ariana Garcia was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cadence Sellers, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On Citrus' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makayla Hetman, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
South Sumter is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Citrus, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
South Sumter will head out on the road to take on Trinity Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Sumter will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Citrus, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Umatilla at 6:00 p.m. Citrus is facing Umatilla at the right time seeing as Umatilla is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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