Sumter has not done well against Carolina Forest recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Sumter Gamecocks never let the Carolina Forest Panthers onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sumter.
Not much got past Marion Davis, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Carolina Forest off the board. Davis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gavin Rivers, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Sumter has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Carolina Forest, they have fallen quite a ways from their 21-9 record last season and are now at 1-5.
Sumter will have a chance to go back-to-back against Carolina Forest: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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