Gaither has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Sumner Stingrays at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Gaither will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Even though Robinson scored an imposing 11 runs on Thursday, Gaither still came out on top. Gaither walked away with a 14-11 win over Robinson. With that victory, Gaither brought their scoring average up to 7.5 runs per game.
Gaither got a massive performance out of Aasia Scerbo, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jada Quintero, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI.
Meanwhile, Sumner unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Newsome by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Sumner's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Aliyanis Stubbs put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Stubbs has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Stubbs was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
Even though they lost, Sumner didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newsome only tossed three.
Gaither is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Sumner, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Gaither has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Sumner struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.6 per game. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Gaither came out on top in a nail-biter against Sumner when the teams last played back in March of 2022, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sumner's Alyssa Vallad, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Gaither to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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