Baseball Game Preview: Seymour Tigers vs. Hartville Eagles

The Seymour Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Hartville Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Seymour's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Hartville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Seymour took a 15-run defeat the last time they faced off against Houston, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Seymour narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Houston 3-2.

Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Hartville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over Fordland. While Hartville didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

The win made it two in a row for Hartville and bumps their season record up to 4-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Seymour, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Seymour was able to grind out a solid win over Hartville in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 8-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.