Yates Center is 0-10 against Southeast since May of 2018 but things could change on Monday. The Wildcats will host the Lancers at 4:30 p.m. Yates Center has given up an average of 13.6 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Yates Center is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Thursday. They lost 13-3 to Pleasanton.
Meanwhile, Southeast had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Indians a 16-0 shutout. Considering the Lancers have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Carter Buzard made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had over his last five games. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Southeast let Gannon Hobbs and Garrett Burger run wild. Hobbs got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Burger went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one double. Those two stolen bases gave Hobbs a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Solomon Scott, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Southeast was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
Southeast's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Yates Center, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Yates Center couldn't quite finish off Southeast when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 7-5. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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