The Cane Bay Cobras will head out on the road to take on the Sumter Gamecocks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Cane Bay can't be too worried about heading out to take on Sumter: they just beat Chapin at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Cane Bay's pitcher stepped up to hand Chapin a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cane Bay.
Not much got past Isabella Kelly, who gave up just five hits to keep Chapin off the board. Kelly has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cane Bay's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Giana Calderaro, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sumter had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Patriots.
Lillie Ivey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 13 Ks.
Cane Bay has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Sumter, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Cane Bay came up short against Sumter in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 8-5. Can Cane Bay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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