Baseball Preview: Selinsgrove Seals vs. Jersey Shore Bulldogs
Selinsgrove is 9-1 against Jersey Shore since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Selinsgrove Seals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jersey Shore Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Selinsgrove will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
On Friday, Selinsgrove was able to grind out a solid win over Shamokin Area, taking the game 7-3.
Gavin Hoot looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Owen Santiago, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Benjamin Gearhart was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Jersey Shore fell victim to Milton and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Black Panthers. The contest marked the first time this season in which Jersey Shore was not able to get on the board.
Jersey Shore saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dathan Tyson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Selinsgrove pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Jersey Shore, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Selinsgrove has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Jersey Shore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Selinsgrove's way against Jersey Shore when the teams last played two weeks ago as Selinsgrove made off with a 10-3 win. Will Selinsgrove repeat their success, or does Jersey Shore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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