Baseball Recap: Sumter County Wins Going Away Against Kendrick

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Previous 4 Games

03/12/25 - Away	30-16 W
03/11/25 - Away	14-2 W
04/18/24 - Home	34-33 W
02/15/24 - Away	16-18 L

Sumter County won the last time they faced Kendrick and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Sumter County Panthers were the clear victor by a 30-16 margin over the Kendrick Cherokees. That looming 30-16 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.

The team relied heavily on Ter'Kaevian Rush, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Nolan Minter, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Sumter County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .818. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Sumter County pushed their record up to 3-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing eight strikeouts in those games compared to only 2.75 in the others. As for Kendrick, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Coming up, Sumter County will look to defend their home field on Friday against Hardaway at 5:30 p.m. Sumter County has given up an average of 17.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Kendrick, they will head out to take on Shaw at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Kendrick has given up an average of 19.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.