South Sumter had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Citrus Hurricanes. That result was just more of the same for these two, as South Sumter also won the last time the pair played on April 1st.
South Sumter got a great performance from Bryson Mitchell as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ishmael Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hunter Gill, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
South Sumter's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. As for Citrus, they are on a 15-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-19.
South Sumter will head out on the road to square off against Weeki Wachee at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Citrus, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Nature Coast Tech at 7:00 p.m. Nature Coast Tech's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Citrus' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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