The Sumter Gamecocks will head out on the road to square off against the Lancaster Bruins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sumter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Lancaster's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Sumter's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Socastee on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Braves by a score of 2-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which Sumter was not able to get on the board.
Marion Davis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Sumter saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cory Bailey, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, while Lancaster put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for South Pointe. Lancaster blew past South Pointe 6-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lancaster.
Parker McGee was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Spencer Sims, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Sumter's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Lancaster, their win bumped their record up to 14-7-2.
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