The Wildwood Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the South Sumter Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wildwood's hittershaven't had much luck over their past three matchups, but Tuesday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Wildwood lost 22-2 to Countryside Christian on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly 20 runs.
Wildwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was KJ Cope, who went 1-for-2 with one triple.
Meanwhile, South Sumter was not the first on the board last Thursday, but they got there more often. They put the hurt on Belleview with a sharp 7-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
South Sumter also got a great performance from Bryson Mitchell as he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Malakhi Boone was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kamren Gilliam, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
South Sumter lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in February of 2024.
South Sumter's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs over those games. As for Wildwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Wildwood might still be hurting after the 26-0 defeat they got from South Sumter when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Can Wildwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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