The Selinsgrove Seals will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Williamsport Millionaires at 4:30 p.m. Selinsgrove will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Selinsgrove sidestepped Shikellamy for an 8-7 win.
Joshua Domaracki was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Domaracki has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Domaracki was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Tucker Teats and Mason Richter did most of the damage at the plate: Teats scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Richter scored a run while going 2-for-4. Teats is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. Brennan Kline was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Williamsport, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against Milton on Wednesday by a score of 4-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Coen Britton was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Deacon Brown, who went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Selinsgrove's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Williamsport, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Selinsgrove hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Williamsport struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Selinsgrove took their win against Williamsport when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 6-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Williamsport's Wyatt Bair, who didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Selinsgrove still be able to contain Bair? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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