The Seneca East Tigers are on the road again on Friday to play the South Central Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Seneca East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mohawk 8-7.
Blake Foos and Aiden Hines did most of the damage at the plate: Foos scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Hines scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Hines has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, South Central had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-3 margin over the Big Red.
Eric Sanders made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Sanders was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Weston June was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Bryan Chaffee, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
Seneca East has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season. As for South Central, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
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