The Seymour Indians will square off against the Pittsfield Saukees at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Wednesday, Seymour made easy work of West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] and carried off a 15-4 victory. The win continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Pittsfield entered their tilt with Routt Catholic on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 17-1 margin over the Rockets.
Lila Simon was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, she posted five strikeouts, the most she's had since back in April. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
In other batting news, Josie McClintock was a standout: she got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Emma Dippel was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Pittsfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Pittsfield pushed their record up to 16-7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Seymour, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10-1.
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