Raiders
| 02/13/25 @ Belleview | 7 |
| 02/12/25 vs Citrus | 15 |
| 02/10/25 vs Mount Dora | 8 |
| 02/04/25 vs Mount Dora | 6 |
The South Sumter Raiders will square off against the Wildwood Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Sumter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
South Sumter gave up the first runs last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Belleview. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
South Sumter got a great performance from Bryson Mitchell as he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Malakhi Boone, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Kamren Gilliam was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
South Sumter lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Wildwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Countryside Christian, falling 22-2. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly 20 runs.
Wildwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was KJ Cope, who went 1-for-2 with one triple.
South Sumter pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs over those games. As for Wildwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
South Sumter took their victory against Wildwood in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 26-0. Does South Sumter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wildwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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