Softball Game Preview: Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs vs. Olympia Spartans

Bulldogs

Runs

03/29/25 @ Galesburg	15
03/29/25 @ Galesburg	15
03/24/25 vs Prairie Central	5
03/22/25 vs Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond	15
03/21/25 @ Westville	6
03/18/25 @ Tolono Unity	2

The Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs will square off against the Olympia Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mahomet-Seymour is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.

If Mahomet-Seymour beats Olympia with 15 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Mahomet-Seymour didn't even let Galesburg on the board on Saturday, marking Mahomet-Seymour's second-straight 15-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Silver Streaks: they've now won four in a row.

Ainsley Whitaker was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Whitaker was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she launched this season.

In other batting news, Mahomet-Seymour got a massive performance out of Lilly Jones, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run was Jones' first of the season. Madi White was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Mahomet-Seymour was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, Olympia never let their opponents score on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bloomington, sneaking past 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Spartans have posted against the Purple Raiders since March 25, 2015.

Olympia's win was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mahomet-Seymour, the win got them back to even at 3-3.

Mahomet-Seymour suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to Olympia in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Mahomet-Seymour avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.