Softball Preview: Seckman Jaguars vs. Lutheran Cougars
The Seckman Jaguars will head out to face off against the Lutheran Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Seckman will be strutting in after a victory while Lutheran will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Seckman made easy work of Mehlville and carried off an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Aedin Dempsey spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Payton Bantle was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenna Ilko, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seckman didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lutheran came up short against St. Joseph's Academy on Wednesday and fell 10-7.
Seckman has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Lutheran, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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