The Sumner Stingrays will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Gaither Cowboys at 11:00 a.m. Sumner will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Sumner fell victim to Newsome and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked that first time this year in which Sumner was not able to get on the board.
Aliyanis Stubbs put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Stubbs has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Stubbs was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
Even though they lost, Sumner didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newsome only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Gaither scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They walked away with a 14-11 win over Robinson. With that victory, Gaither brought their scoring average up to 7.5 runs per game.
Gaither got a massive performance out of Aasia Scerbo, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Jada Quintero was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI.
Sumner's loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Gaither, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
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