Skutt Catholic is 6-1 against Seward since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The SkyHawks will square off against the Bluejays at 12:00 p.m. Skutt Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Seward will be coming in after a defeat.
Skutt Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Bellevue West, who was ranked fourth at the time (Skutt Catholic was ranked seventh). The SkyHawks never let the Thunderbirds get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the SkyHawks.
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Braxtyn Blank-Jimenez looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Skutt Catholic's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gage Guenther, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
The home team had come away the winner the last seven times Seward and Platteview had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Bluejays fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 4-3 on Thursday.
Skutt Catholic pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Seward, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Skutt Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Seward struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Skutt Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Seward when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 4-1. Will the SkyHawks repeat their success, or do the Bluejays have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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