There's no place like home for Sumter, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They had just enough and edged the Batesburg-Leesville Panthers out 4-2.
Marion Davis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit. Those a hit set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Sumter saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Rouse, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Sumter is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Batesburg-Leesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Sumter will head out on the road to face off against Lugoff-Elgin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lugoff-Elgin will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Sumter surely won't give up without a fight. As for Batesburg-Leesville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Pelion at 6:00 p.m. Batesburg-Leesville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Pelion's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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