Thomas Sumter Academy won against Florence Christian last Thursday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Thomas Sumter Academy Generals won by a run and slipped past the Marlboro Academy Dragons 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Thomas Sumter Academy.
Kason Carter was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over 4.1 innings pitched. Carter has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Carter was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anna Luzzi, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Marlboro Academy's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Thomas Sumter Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Marlboro Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4.
Thomas Sumter Academy will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against King's Academy at 5:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Marlboro Academy, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Williamsburg Academy at 5:30 p.m. Marlboro Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
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