Carolina Forest was the 10-0 winner over Sumter when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Carolina Forest Panthers fell just short of the Sumter Gamecocks by a score of 5-4 on Monday.
Carolina Forest got a good showing from Brett Barker, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Barker has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jackson Meyers stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
On Sumter's side, Morgan Love was a standout: he scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Carolina Forest has fallen quite a ways from their 21-9 record last season and are now at 1-3. As for Sumter, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
While Carolina Forest had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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