Baseball Recap: South Sumter Sets Scoring Season-High Against Leesburg

Raiders

Team Score (Highest)

04/11/25 vs Leesburg	16
04/09/25 @ Citrus	15
02/12/25 vs Citrus	15
03/17/25 vs Freeport	14
04/08/25 @ Umatilla	13

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Sumter). Everything went their way against the Leesburg Yellow Jackets on Friday as they made off with a 16-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Yellow Jackets: they've now won five in a row.

Colter Shea looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Ismael Rodriguez and Tyson Lake did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Lake scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs Lake has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Malakhi Boone, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

South Sumter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .656. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in seven consecutive matchups.

South Sumter pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Leesburg, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.

South Sumter and Leesburg are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Raiders will face off against Crystal River at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Leesburg, they will take on Edgewater at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The Yellow Jackets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.