The Sumner Stingrays and the Durant Cougars, after both having extra time off, will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Sumner managed to slip by Steinbrenner the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Stingrays lost 10-0 to the Warriors last Thursday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Stingrays, who until this matchup were averaging 3.8 runs allowed.
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Sumner saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Juliet Sederio, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Sederio is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Durant suffered their closest loss since March 25, 2025 last Thursday. They fell just short of Riverview by a score of 2-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Betty Oderio spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up 11 Ks.
This is the second loss in a row for Durant and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Sumner, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Sumner hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Durant struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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