The South Sumter Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gulf Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Sumter is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
On Thursday, South Sumter earned a 4-1 victory over Belleview.
Jackson Gill tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, South Sumter's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gabriel Sabilona, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gulf, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Gibbs on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Gulf considering their one-run performance the match before.
Jaidon Sopjack and Rowan Graziano were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Sopjack tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Graziano struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). At bat, Sopjack scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Graziano scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Robert Butler and Logan Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Butler went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a double, while Smith scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Daniel Cruz was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
South Sumter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Gulf, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.
Everything went South Sumter's way against Gulf in their previous matchup back in February as South Sumter made off with a 16-1 win. Does South Sumter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gulf turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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