The Seward Bluejays will face off against the Waverly Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Waverly will be up against a hot Seward team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Bluejays never let Fairbury get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Tuesday. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for the Bluejays this season.
Keyan Schadwinkel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Connor Sveeggen
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Connor Sveeggen, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Quinton Hibbert, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Seward was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fairbury only posted a batting average of .000.
Waverly not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 14th (when they won 19-0). Everything went their way against Pius X as they made off with a 7-0 win. Considering the Vikings have won nine games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Brennan Miller, who gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Pius X off the board.
On the hitting side, Waverly let Hunter Thoms and Bruin Sampson run wild. Thoms went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double, while Sampson went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Trev Greve was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Waverly has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Seward, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Seward has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Waverly struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
