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| 03/27/25 - Home | 14-0 W |
| 04/02/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 03/26/24 - Away | 17-1 W |
| 03/21/23 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 03/09/23 - Away | 11-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Sumrall is 9-1 against Columbia since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Sumrall Bobcats take on Columbia Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Sumrall knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Columbia likes a good challenge.
Sumrall's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Forrest County Agricultural 13-0. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Avery Smith looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Kynlee Speed and Kynnedy Lumpkins did most of the damage at the plate: Speed scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Lumpkins scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. That's the most runs Speed has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Trinity Stokes, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Columbia's offense. They came up short against Purvis on Tuesday, falling 11-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Tornadoes: they've now lost six in a row.
Sumrall has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Columbia, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Everything went Sumrall's way against Columbia when the teams last played on Thursday, as Sumrall made off with a 14-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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