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| 04/03/25 - Away | 8-4 W |
| 05/04/23 - Neutral | 3-13 L |
| 05/20/22 - Away | 0-15 L |
| 05/05/22 - Neutral | 1-2 L |
| 03/18/17 - Neutral | 1-0 W |
| 02/26/15 - Home | 2-0 W |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but South Sumter ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Hernando Leopards. That's two games straight that the Raiders have won by exactly four runs.
Raven Parker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Parker was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Maddox Adams was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Emily Barnes, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
South Sumter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The last time their batting average was this high was back in February.
South Sumter has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Hernando, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-6.
Coming up, South Sumter is taking a road trip to square off against Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hernando, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Zephyrhills at 7:00 p.m.
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