For the second straight game, Umatilla will face off against South Sumter. The Bulldogs will face off against the Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Umatilla 3.7, South Sumter 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Umatilla heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Tuesday. They fell just short of South Sumter by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered since April 4th.
Jace Carlson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Umatilla saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tate Bagwell, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
South Sumter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Umatilla, their loss dropped their record down to 16-14.
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