Sumner is 4-0 against Spoto since February of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sumner Stingrays will be playing at home against the Spoto Spartans at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sumner has three straight victories, Spoto has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sumner scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Riverview 20-1. With that win, Sumner brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Ethan Dejesus made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Dejesus was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Sumner got a massive performance out of Sebastian Peralta, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Peralta has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Zach Hutchinson, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Spoto fell victim to Bloomingdale and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their tough 11-0 defeat to the Bulls might stick with them for a while.
Sumner has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Spoto, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Sumner came out on top in a nail-biter against Spoto in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Will Sumner repeat their success, or does Spoto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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