With a playoff game on the line, Sumrall rose to the challenge on Saturday. They blew past the Purvis Tornadoes 10-4. Considering Sumrall has won 20 matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Sumrall let Malek McNair and ST Maust loose on the outfield. McNair scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Maust scored a run while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Davis, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Purvis' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JoJo Parker, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Parker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Sumrall has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-4 record this season. As for Purvis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 25-9.
As of now, neither Sumrall nor Purvis have any future games scheduled.
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