The South Sumter Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Hernando Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
South Sumter picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They walked away with a 10-6 win over Lake Weir. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Hurricanes recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Hernando entered their tilt with Tarpon Springs on Wednesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Spongers with a sharp 19-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Leopards, who have now won eight games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Hernando got a massive performance out of Ammarae Easton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ariana Covell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Hernando was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. The last time their batting average was this high was since the start of last season.
Hernando pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for South Sumter, their record is now 11-6.
South Sumter might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from Hernando in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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