The Seymour Indians will head out to take on the Camp Point Central Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Seymour is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Quincy Notre Dame hit Seymour with a four-run seventh inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Indians came up short against the Raiders, falling 10-2.
Seymour saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Barker, who went 3-for-4 with one run.
Meanwhile, Camp Point Central got the win against Augusta Southeastern on Monday by a conclusive 13-6. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Collin Likes and Garrett Neisen made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Likes pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Meanwhile, Neisen struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At bat, Likes got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one double, while Neisen went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was Neisen's first of the season.
In other batting news, Kolin Bockhold and Nate Peters did most of the damage at the plate: Bockhold went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Peters went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Camp Point Central is 4-1 when Peters posts two or more runs, but 2-7 otherwise. Caleb Petersen was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Camp Point Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Camp Point Central's record now sits at 6-8. As for Seymour, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Seymour couldn't quite get it done against Camp Point Central when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
