Softball Preview: Sumter County Panthers vs. Mitchell County Eagles
After two games on the road, Sumter County is heading back home. They will welcome the Mitchell County Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sumter County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.4 runs per game this season.
Sumter County is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Shaw just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 8-7.
Kamiyah Barron was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tamia Aldridge, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mitchell County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They lost 23-3 to Monroe.
Sumter County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Mitchell County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15-1.
Sumter County suffered a grim 18-9 defeat to Mitchell County in their previous meeting back in October of 2020. Can Sumter County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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