Wilby is 0-5 against Seymour since April of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. Wilby will take on Seymour at 11:00 a.m. Wilby has given up an average of 19.5 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Wilby is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They lost 22-0 to Woodland Regional.
Meanwhile, Seymour strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Watertown a 14-0 shutout. The game was the first time the Wildcats have beaten the Warriors on their field since May 19, 2021.
Not much got past Cassidy Marcinczyk, who gave up just two hits to keep Watertown off the board. Marcinczyk has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Julianna Raucci and Daphne Shea did most of the damage at the plate: Raucci went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Shea went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Raucci is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton McDaniel, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
They weren't the only one making solid contact: Seymour kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Seymour pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Wilby, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Wilby suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Seymour when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can Wilby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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