The Seckinger Jaguars will face off against the Lanier Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Seckinger's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Lanier's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, Seckinger didn't have quite enough to beat Union Grove and fell 5-4.
Seckinger got a good showing from Landon Niemotka, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Andrew Carr made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Jin Kasuya also deserves some recognition as he stolen his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Lanier fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against South Forsyth on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the War Eagles by a score of 5-4. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the War Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Zach Diaz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Sampona, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Lanier now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Seckinger, they dropped their record down to 4-2 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Seckinger has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lanier struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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