Baseball Preview: Sumner Stingrays vs. Riverview Sharks
The Sumner Stingrays will be playing at home against the Riverview Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Sumner is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Strawberry Crest just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargers.
Anthony Jacquez put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Jacquez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jacquez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Sumner got a good showing from Cayden Doven, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Doven has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Jacquez wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sebastian Peralta, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Riverview fell victim to a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Steinbrenner on Thursday. Riverview has struggled against Steinbrenner recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Sumner's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Riverview, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-19.
Everything went Sumner's way against Riverview in their previous meeting on April 2nd as Sumner made off with a 20-1 win. Does Sumner have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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