The Strawberry Crest Chargers will head out on the road to face off against the Sumner Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Strawberry Crest needed a bit of extra time to put away Lennard. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Longhorns 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Strawberry Crest.
Strawberry Crest got a great performance from Brayden Dicerb as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Dicerb has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Strawberry Crest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dillon Knight, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a double. Another player making a difference was Saxon Shah, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Sumner had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 12-5 victory. With that win, Sumner brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Ethan Dejesus made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Dejesus was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Winston Pennant and Sebastian Peralta did most of the damage at the plate: Pennant went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and a double, while Peralta got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and a double. Peralta continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Luke Parson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Strawberry Crest has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Sumner, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Strawberry Crest took their win against Sumner when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Strawberry Crest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sumner turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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