The Seckinger Jaguars will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Grovetown Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Saturday, Seckinger sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over East Paulding. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Landon Niemotka looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
Aiden O'Brien
| 02/15/25 vs East Paulding | 4 |
| 04/26/24 vs Pace Academy | 3 |
| 04/02/24 vs Cedar Shoals | 2 |
| 03/25/24 vs North Oconee | 2 |
| 02/14/25 vs Cherokee | 1 |
At the plate, Jake Mars and Aiden O'Brien did most of the damage at the plate: Mars scored a run while going 1-for-3, while O'Brien went a perfect4-for-4 with one RBI. The dominant performance also gave O'Brien a new career-high in hits (four). Another player making a difference was Harry Pirkle, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Grovetown came out on top against Union Grove on Friday by a score of 5-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Brody Combs made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Combs was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Landon Robert looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Maldonado, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Brayden Baker was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Seckinger now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Grovetown, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Seckinger has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Grovetown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
