Sumner has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Strawberry Crest Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sumner: 4.1, Strawberry Crest: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sumner will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-point they dealt Robinson on Tuesday. Everything went Sumner's way against Robinson as Sumner made off with a 12-5 victory. With that win, Sumner brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Ethan Dejesus was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Dejesus was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Winston Pennant and Sebastian Peralta did most of the damage at the plate: Pennant went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and a double, while Peralta got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and a double. Peralta continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Luke Parson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Strawberry Crest ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Lennard 3-1.
Brayden Dicerb tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Strawberry Crest's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dillon Knight, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Saxon Shah, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Sumner has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Strawberry Crest, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
Sumner might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Strawberry Crest in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Sumner, Alexander Philpott (who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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