Baseball Preview: South River Seahawks vs. Westminster Owls
The South River Seahawks will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Westminster Owls at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
South River is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Annapolis (and have done all season long). South River's pitcher stepped up to hand Annapolis a 17-0 shutout on Wednesday. While fans of South River might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Jack Schrader was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Schrader has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Schrader was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, South River got a massive performance out of Derek Hooker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Quinn Yellin was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Westminster won against South Carroll on Tuesday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Westminster walked away with a 10-5 win over Winters Mill. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Westminster.
South River's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Westminster, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
South River took their win against Westminster in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 13-4. Does South River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westminster turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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