The New London Bulldogs are taking a road trip to face off against the Seymour Thunder at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: New London has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Seymour will arrive with six straight victories.
On Monday, New London didn't have quite enough to beat Menasha and fell 6-5.
Meanwhile, Seymour made easy work of Menasha on Thursday and carried off a 15-2 win. The Thunder might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Cayden Staffeldt, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Jordan Thompson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Seymour always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Menasha only posted an OBP of .333.
Seymour pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for New London, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
New London couldn't quite get it done against Seymour in their previous meeting two weeks ago as they fell 7-2. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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