Xavier is 0-7 against Seymour since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Xavier Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Seymour Thunder at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Xavier needed a bit of extra time to put away Ripon. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers and snuck past 9-8.
Meanwhile, Seymour entered their tilt with Shawano Community with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Hawks 3-1.
Gillian Herrala spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits.
On the hitting side, Seymour saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Wery, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Xavier's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-5. As for Seymour, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Xavier couldn't quite finish off Seymour in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Xavier avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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