The Sumner Stingrays will face off against the Plant Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sumner is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Sumner is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They skirted past Riverview 8-7.
Rhyan Yetman looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Winston Pennant, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Parson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Plant fell victim to Durant and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 6-0 to the Cougars. The game marked the first time this season in which Plant was not able to get on the board.
Nobody will forget Rocco Demarinis's heroic performance anytime soon (especially Durant's batters): he turned in a perfect game.
Sumner has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Plant, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.
Sumner came up short against Plant in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-5. Thankfully for Sumner, Trey Gonzalez (who tossed seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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