Seminary and West Marion are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Seminary Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the West Marion Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Seminary is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Wesson by a score of 4-1.
Drake Williamson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up nine Ks. It was the first time this season that he pitched five or more innings.
At the plate, Seminary saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JD Harvey, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double.
Meanwhile, West Marion won against Enterprise on Friday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. West Marion walked away with a 7-3 victory over Enterprise.
Nik Carney was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Carney has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Carney was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Seminary's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-10-1. As for West Marion, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Seminary has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Marion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Seminary came up short against West Marion in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Seminary avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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