The South Sumter Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Weeki Wachee Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Sumter will be strutting in after a victory while Weeki Wachee will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, South Sumter beat Hudson 6-1.
Jackson Gill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Malakhi Boone, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Sabilona, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Weeki Wachee won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Lecanto.
Weeki Wachee saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Karnow, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
South Sumter's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-9. As for Weeki Wachee, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
South Sumter couldn't quite finish off Weeki Wachee in their previous matchup back in February and fell 4-2. Can South Sumter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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