Baseball Preview: Lugoff-Elgin Demons vs. Sumter Gamecocks
Lugoff-Elgin is 7-2 against Sumter since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lugoff-Elgin Demons will be playing at home against the Sumter Gamecocks at 6:30 p.m. Lugoff-Elgin is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Lugoff-Elgin put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Richland Northeast.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Sumter sidestepped Batesburg-Leesville for a 4-2 win.
Marion Davis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit. Those a hit set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Sumter saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Rouse, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Lugoff-Elgin is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season. As for Sumter, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
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