Sumter County extended their losing streak to nine on Friday, dropping their season record down to 3-17 in the process. They lost 17-2 to the Columbus Blue Devils. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-0 back in March.
Sumter County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Perry, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Columbus, they pushed their record up to 16-14 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by ten runs or more this season.
On Columbus' side, Martin Heim looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave Heim a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Caden Bryans, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Spivey, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
As of now, neither Sumter County nor Columbus have any future games scheduled.
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