SS Seward will square off against the Tri-Valley Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (SS Seward has three straight wins, Tri-Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
SS Seward proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 11) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Eldred 6-5.
Rockland Central hit Tri-Valley with a five-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bears fell 9-6 to the Wildcats.
David Hermann was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That run marked the first that he has scored this season.
In other batting news, Thomas Verbert made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of James Kachelriess, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Tri-Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for SS Seward, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything went SS Seward's way against Tri-Valley in their previous meeting last Monday, as SS Seward made off with an 11-0 win. Will SS Seward repeat their success, or does Tri-Valley has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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