Baseball Recap: Seneca Comes Up Short

Seneca had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 4-14 to make it four. They came up short against the Youngsville Eagles, falling 13-2. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Bobcats couldn't push the score so high this time.

Seneca saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Peterson, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

As for Youngsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games.

On Youngsville's side, David Manning made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Manning has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Youngsville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on James Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Youngsville is 5-1 when Johnson posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Talon Mesel, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Looking ahead, Seneca will square off against Corry at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Youngsville, they will head out on the road to face off against Reynolds at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Eagles are facing the Raiders at the right time seeing as the Raiders are stuck on a seven-game losing streak.