The Latta Vikings will square off against the Sumter Gamecocks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Sumter will be up against a hot Latta team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Latta came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Green Sea Floyds.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sumter, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past West Florence 3-2.
Lillie Ivey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ariana Evans, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs. That home run was her first of the season. Remy Shauf was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.
Sumter pushed their record up to 9-5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 8.75 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.18 in the others. As for Latta, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Latta was able to grind out a solid win over Sumter in their previous meeting on March 8th, winning 3-0. Does Latta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sumter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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