The Poplarville Hornets are taking a road trip to square off against the Sumrall Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Poplarville 2.9, Sumrall 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Poplarville fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against St. Patrick on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Fighting Irish by a score of 6-5.
Meanwhile, Sumrall came tearing into Friday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Trojans. Considering the Bobcats have won 15 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sumrall got a great performance from Avery Smith as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Kynnedy Lumpkins was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Ella Robertson was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Sumrall kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Marion only managed six hits.
Sumrall pushed their record up to 23-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Poplarville, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9-1.
Poplarville couldn't quite get it done against Sumrall in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 8-4. Can the Hornets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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