Leesburg is 2-8 against South Sumter since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will host the South Sumter Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Leesburg has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Leesburg fell victim to The Villages Charter and their airtight pitching crew last Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to the Buffalo, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Yellow Jackets' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, South Sumter entered their tilt with Freeport on Monday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 14-0 shutout. Considering the Raiders have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyson Lake made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in February. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Ismael Rodriguez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3. Gabe Sabilona was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and one double.
South Sumter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Freeport only posted an OBP of .200.
Leesburg's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for South Sumter, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Leesburg couldn't quite finish off South Sumter when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 8-6. Can Leesburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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