The Citrus Hurricanes will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the South Sumter Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Citrus will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Citrus had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Nature Coast Tech.
Citrus saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Beck, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Beck has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Austin Barry was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, South Sumter entered their tilt with Leesburg with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Yellow Jackets 4-2.
Jackson Gill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
Citrus dropped their record down to 2-18 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for South Sumter, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season.
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