The Selinsgrove Seals will take on the Athens Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Selinsgrove's hitters haven't had much luck over their past four contests, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Selinsgrove turned things around against Shikellamy on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Braves, sneaking past 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Seals have posted since April 2nd.
Selinsgrove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Romig, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Athens had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Indians a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Connor Davidson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Davidson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Athens let Brady Flynn and Brendan Cooke run wild. Flynn went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Cooke went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run. Troy Rosenbloom was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Athens always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cowanesque Valley only posted an OBP of .300.
Selinsgrove's win bumped their record up to 4-12. As for Athens, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2.
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