The Sumner Stingrays will take on the Armwood Hawks in a tournament on Monday. Sumner's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Armwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
While Sumner's victory against Robinson wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Stingrays narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Knights 8-6.
ETHAN DEJESUS
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Sumner got a great performance from ETHAN DEJESUS as he struck out 12 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (and not a single walk). DEJESUS also tossed no walks, which is notable because the Stingrays are undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 4-5 otherwise.
At the plate, WINSTON PENNANT was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was BRAYLON DISLA, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Sumner hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Armwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Hillsborough, falling 13-7.
Armwood's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Sumner, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Everything went Sumner's way against Armwood in their previous meeting back in February, as Sumner made off with a 9-3 win. Do the Stingrays have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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