The Summerfield Rebels will face off against the Booker T. Washington-Shreveport Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Summerfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Summerfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Captain Shreve on Monday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gators. The defeat continues a trend for the Rebels in their meetings with the Gators: they've now lost eight in a row.
Melanie Salmon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Summerfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aniston Cupp, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Booker T. Washington-Shreveport, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Green Oaks on Wednesday by a score of 15-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 15 runs or more this season.
Booker T. Washington-Shreveport has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Summerfield, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
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