Baseball Preview: Hayfield Vikings vs. United South Central Rebels
The Hayfield Vikings will head out on the road to take on the United South Central Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hayfield is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Hayfield will head into Wednesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 12) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mabel-Canton and snuck past 9-7.
Meanwhile, United South Central never let their opponents score on Monday. Everything went their way against Medford as United South Central made off with a 10-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what United South Central needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
United South Central got a great performance from Riley Stevermer as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Stevermer has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Seth Kayser, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Avery Crawford was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Hayfield's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7. As for United South Central, their victory bumped their record up to 5-8.
Hayfield came up short against United South Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Hayfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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