The Sumter County Panthers will take on the Monroe Golden Tornadoes at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sumter County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Sumter County was able to grind out a solid win over Hardaway, taking the game 9-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Madison Shelton made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Shelton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Isis Snipes was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Christian Battle, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Sumter County 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 Hardaway only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Monroe unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Dougherty by a score of 16-15.
Ny'Kerria Williams and Ariya Lee did some serious damage despite the final result: Williams scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Lee scored three runs while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. Williams has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Clay, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
Sumter County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Monroe, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12-1.
Monroe's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Sumter County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Monroe, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2. Will Sumter County keep running through batters, or will Monroe buck the trend?
Everything went Sumter County's way against Monroe in their previous meeting back in August, as Sumter County made off with a 21-3 victory. Will Sumter County repeat their success, or does Monroe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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