Sumter County waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Monroe Golden Tornadoes with a sharp 16-1 win. Considering the Panthers have won 14 matchups by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Madison Shelton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Sumter County got a massive performance out of Tamia Aldridge, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Candance Pitts, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sumter County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in three consecutive games.
Sumter County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Monroe, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-13-1.
As of now, neither Sumter County nor Monroe have any future games scheduled.
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