Sumter won the last time they faced Socastee, and things went their way on Monday too. The Sumter Gamecocks skirted past the Socastee Braves 6-5. That's two games straight that Sumter has won by just one run.
Maddy Long and Kiley Laux did most of the damage at the plate: Long scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Laux went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Hannah DuRant was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Sumter now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Socastee, their defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-10.
Sumter will challenge East Clarendon at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sumter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. Socastee does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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