South Sumter is 1-9 against Eustis since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Raiders will square off against the Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
South Sumter is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since March 20th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Buchholz by a score of 9-7.
Meanwhile, Eustis had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Wolverines. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.
Carson Roden spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Eustis let Brooklynn Mason and Emmy Luke run wild. Mason went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Luke scored a run while going 2-for-2. Mason has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrianna Covino, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Eustis hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive matchups.
South Sumter's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Eustis, their record now sits at 14-4.
South Sumter couldn't quite finish off Eustis in their previous meeting back in March and fell 8-6. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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