The Seeger Patriots will square off against the Benton Central Bison at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Seeger will be strutting in after a win while Benton Central will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Seeger beat Attica 7-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Meanwhile, Benton Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Parke Heritage.
Benton Central got a good showing from Mason Schutter, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Benton Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Fox, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Seeger pushed their record up to 14-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Benton Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-19.
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