Baseball Preview: Seminole Chieftains vs. Capitol Hill Redwolves
Seminole has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Capitol Hill Redwolves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Capitol Hill took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Seminole, who comes in off a win.
Seminole's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Holdenville.
Landon Bowling made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Bowling has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Bowling was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Bowling wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cayden Babb, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Capitol Hill fell victim to Enid and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 19-0 walloping at the hands of the Plainsmen. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Capitol Hill's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Seminole's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-14. As for Capitol Hill, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-23 record this season.
Everything went Seminole's way against Capitol Hill in their previous meeting on Thursday as Seminole made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seminole since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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