Baseball Recap: Seminole County extends home winning streak to six

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2024, 3:24pm

Baseball Recap: Seminole County Indians vs. Quitman County Hornets

Seminole County came tearing into in Friday's second game's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Quitman County Hornets by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 1-0. Give Seminole County's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

Seminole County got a massive performance out of Brayden Hodges, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Hodges has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. John Walker was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs.

Seminole County's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Quitman County, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-14.

Seminole County will head out on the road to face off against Pataula Charter Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Pataula Charter Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five games. As for Quitman County, they are on the road again in Tuesday's first game to play Early County at 4:00 p.m. The last four games Quitman County has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

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