The Hudson Cobras are on the road again on Friday to play the South Sumter Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Hudson will be strutting in after a victory while South Sumter will be coming in after a loss.
While Hudson has not struggled against Fivay recently, they managed to flip the script on Thursday. Hudson put the hurt on Fivay with a sharp 11-1 win.
Elijah Birren made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Birren was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Wilson, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Sumter didn't have quite enough to beat Hernando on Thursday and fell 3-2. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for South Sumter in their matchups with Hernando: they've now lost five in a row.
Colter Shea was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits.
At the plate, South Sumter saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Mitchell, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Hudson pushed their record up to 7-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11 runs. As for South Sumter, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Hudson was able to grind out a solid win over South Sumter in their previous meeting back in March, winning 6-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Shea, who struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hudson still be able to contain Shea? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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