After flying high against Westover on Friday, Sumter County came back down to earth. The Panthers lost 11-5 to the Monroe Golden Tornadoes on Monday. The Panthers have struggled against the Golden Tornadoes recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Terkavian Rush
| 02/16/26 @ Monroe | 4 |
| 02/13/26 vs Westover | 4 |
| 02/11/26 @ Dougherty | 5 |
Terkavian Rush was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jacob Avery, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Sumter County's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Monroe, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Sumter County wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 20-2 victory against Mitchell County on the 18th. As for Monroe, they will square off against Spencer at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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