Lower Richland won the last time they faced Crestwood and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Lower Richland Diamond Hornets came out on top against the Crestwood Knights by a score of 13-9. Considering the Diamond Hornets' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Ronyal Watson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only one hit. Watson was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those runs were his first of the season.
Kayden Sumpter
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In other batting news, Romari Randle and Kayden Sumpter did most of the damage at the plate: Randle scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances, while Sumpter scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Sumpter a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Tyler Robinson, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases.
Lower Richland's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-2-1. As for Crestwood, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Lower Richland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Crestwood: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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