The Xavier Hawks will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Seymour Thunder at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Xavier's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against New London by a score of 4-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Xavier.
Not much got past Maddux Anderson, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep New London off the board.
On the hitting side, Xavier saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Brightman, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Seymour waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Bulldogs out 6-5. That's two games straight that Seymour has won by just one run.
Xavier's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-8. As for Seymour, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Xavier couldn't quite finish off Seymour when the teams last played back in April and fell 3-1. Will Xavier have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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