South Sumter waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Citrus Hurricanes a 9-0 shutout. This was payback for South Sumter, who suffered a 5-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
The result came thanks to Raven Parker's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ariana Garcia was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cadence Sellers, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On Citrus' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makayla Hetman, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
South Sumter is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Citrus, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
South Sumter will head out on the road to take on Trinity Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Sumter will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Citrus, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Umatilla at 6:00 p.m. Citrus is facing Umatilla at the right time seeing as Umatilla is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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