The Armwood Hawks will challenge the Sumner Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Armwood has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 17.
Armwood saw some tournament action on Saturday. They lost 13-7 to Hillsborough.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Sumner sidestepped Robinson for an 8-6 victory.
Sumner got a great performance from ETHAN DEJESUS as he struck out 12 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (and not a single walk). The Stingrays are undefeated when DEJESUS posts eight or more strikeouts, but 4-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, WINSTON PENNANT was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was BRAYLON DISLA, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Sumner hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Sumner's record now sits at 8-5. As for Armwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Armwood suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Sumner in their previous matchup back in February. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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