Baseball Preview: West Marion Trojans vs. Seminary Bulldogs
West Marion and Seminary are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The West Marion Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Seminary Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (West Marion: 2.9, Seminary: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Marion is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Enterprise by a score of 7-3. Seven seems to be a good number for West Marion as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Nik Carney made a splash no matter where he played. 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 on the mound: 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.
Carney wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kolby Stringer, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andre Sumrall, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Wesson typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Seminary proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Cobras. The win was nothing new for Seminary as they're now sitting on four straight.
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. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
West Marion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for Seminary, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-10-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Marion has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Seminary struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
West Marion was able to grind out a solid win over Seminary when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 5-0. Does West Marion have another victory up their sleeve, or will Seminary turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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