The Lower Richland Diamond Hornets will face off against the Crestwood Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Lower Richland will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Friday, then bounced right back against Crestwood on Tuesday. Lower Richland came out on top against Crestwood by a score of 13-9. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Diamond Hornets' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Ronyal Watson was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only one hit. Watson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those runs were his first of the season.
Kayden Sumpter
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In other batting news, Romari Randle and Kayden Sumpter did most of the damage at the plate: Randle scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances, while Sumpter scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those four runs gave Sumpter a new career-high. Tyler Robinson was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases.
Crestwood is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. As for Lower Richland, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-2-1.
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