The Taylorsville Tartars are taking a road trip to take on the Seminary Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Taylorsville's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Richton as Taylorsville made off with a 13-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Tartars in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now won three in a row.
Landyn Booth looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in February.
On the hitting side, Brady Quinn was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Dre Keyes also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Taylorsville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Seminary). They were the clear victor by a 22-0 margin over Crystal Springs on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
The team relied heavily on Jomarrion 'JoJo' Flowers, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three stolen bases, and six RBI. Another player making a difference was Caden McQueen, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Taylorsville's record now sits at 6-7. As for Seminary, their record now sits at 9-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Taylorsville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Seminary struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Taylorsville couldn't quite finish off Seminary in their previous meeting back in February and fell 6-4. Can Taylorsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
