Sumter won the last time they faced Carolina Forest, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Sumter Gamecocks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over the Carolina Forest Panthers. That's two games straight that Sumter has won by just one run.
Paisley McDougal tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ariana Evans, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Remy Shauf, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Carolina Forest's side, Kylie French made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Sumter now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Carolina Forest, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Sumter will have a chance to go back-to-back against Carolina Forest: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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