The Sumter County Panthers will face off against the Westover Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sumter County has three straight wins, Westover has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, everything went Sumter County's way against Hardaway as Sumter County made off with a 13-5 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won ten matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Madison Shelton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Shelton was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Sumter County got a massive performance out of Tadaisha Aldridge, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. What's more, Aldridge also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Candance Pitts was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sumter County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Westover came up short against Sumter County on Monday and fell 10-7.
Amaiya Jones made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Yukari Edwards, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Sumter County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Westover, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Westover's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Sumter County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Westover, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Sumter County's hitters?
Sumter County beat Westover 10-7 when the teams last played on Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sumter County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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