Sumter is 0-5 against East Clarendon since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Sumter Gamecocks will head out on the road to face off against the East Clarendon Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Sumter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Sumter sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Socastee. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sumter.
Maddy Long and Kiley Laux did most of the damage at the plate: Long scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Laux went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Hannah DuRant was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Clarendon scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They blew past Lamar 12-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Sumter now has a winning record of 9-8. As for East Clarendon, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7.
Sumter came up short against East Clarendon in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, falling 3-0. Can Sumter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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