Softball Recap: Seymour Thunder vs. Xavier Hawks
Seymour waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Xavier Hawks 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Seymour also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Gillian Herrala spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Addison Wery, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Seymour has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Xavier, they dropped their record down to 4-11 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Seymour will head out on the road to take on Fox Valley Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Fox Valley Lutheran's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Seymour's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Xavier, they will head out on the road to square off against Shawano Community at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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