Seward has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Fairbury Jeffs. Neither Seward nor Fairbury posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Seward is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Beatrice, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Seward was ranked 22nd). Seward fell just short of Beatrice by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Bluejays were not able to get on the board.
Fairbury might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-2 to Pius X, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Jeffs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fairbury saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Wentz, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Seward's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Fairbury, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Seward took their win against Fairbury in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 13-0. Will Seward repeat their success, or does Fairbury have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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