Sumrall waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Brandon Bulldogs. This was payback for Sumrall, who suffered an 11-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Cade Clinton was incredible, going 2-for-3 with five RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Malek McNair, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Brandon's side, they got a good showing from Russell Robbins, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Robbins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brandon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Myles, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Sumrall pushed their record up to 23-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs per game. As for Brandon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sumrall will take on Mize at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Brandon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Oak Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Oak Grove: 3.8, Brandon: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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