Baseball Game Preview: Seymour Owls vs. Jennings County Panthers

By Team Reports Apr 19, 2024, 1:43pm

Baseball Preview: Seymour Owls vs. Jennings County Panthers

Seymour has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Jennings County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Seymour is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

Seymour is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Madison by a score of 13-10 on Tuesday.

Gavin Leavy was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Leavy was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Pennington, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Brady Harpe was another key contributor, going 1-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Meanwhile, Jennings County came up short against Columbus North on Thursday and fell 5-2. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Jennings County in their matchups with Columbus North: they've now lost seven in a row.

Seymour's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Jennings County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.

Seymour beat Jennings County 4-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Seymour repeat their success, or does Jennings County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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