Sumner is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Bloomingdale is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Sumner Stingrays will take on the Bloomingdale Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Sumner: 2.9, Bloomingdale: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sumner can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on Osceola with a sharp 11-2 win.
Jaelyn Joiner was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Peyton Joiner, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bloomingdale narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Venice 6-5.
Paige Sanchez was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a triple. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played.
Sumner has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Bloomingdale, their win bumped their record up to 18-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sumner has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bloomingdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sumner couldn't quite finish off Bloomingdale in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bloomingdale's Natalie Cable, who kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Now that Sumner knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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