Softball Recap: Sumner Spartans vs. Rogers Rams
After soaring to 12 runs the game before, Sumner was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Rogers Rams by a score of 2-1. Sumner has not had much luck with Rogers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Riley McGee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sumner saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caroline Calkins, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
On Rogers' side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Keagan Norfleet gave up only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
Sumner's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4. As for Rogers, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
Sumner will head out on the road to take on Olympia at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Olympia: 2.8, Sumner: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Rogers, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against South Kitsap at 12:00 p.m. Rogers will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
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