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| 03/15/25 - Neutral | 9-8 W |
| 03/22/24 - Home | 5-6 L |
| 03/20/24 - Away | 0-4 L |
| 03/18/24 - Home | 4-5 L |
| 03/24/23 - Away | 10-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carolina Forest). They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Sumter Gamecocks 9-8. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.
Brice Urso made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Urso was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mark Allen Jr., who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Jackson Meyers also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Carolina Forest kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matchups.
The win got Carolina Forest back to even at 2-2. As for Sumter, they moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Carolina Forest will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Socastee at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Carolina Forest's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Socastee's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sumter, they will square off against Lugoff-Elgin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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