Softball Recap: Sumter County Panthers vs. Monroe Golden Tornadoes
Sumter County waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Monroe Golden Tornadoes with a sharp 16-1 win. Considering the Panthers have won 14 matchups by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Madison Shelton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Sumter County got a massive performance out of Tamia Aldridge, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Candance Pitts, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sumter County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in three consecutive games.
Sumter County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Monroe, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-13-1.
As of now, neither Sumter County nor Monroe have any future games scheduled.
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