The Seminole Warhawks will square off against the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Seminole sitting on three straight victories and St. Petersburg Catholic on four.
Last Saturday, Seminole was able to grind out a solid win over Countryside, taking the game 7-4.
The team relied heavily on Lincoln Dukes, who went a perfect3-for-3 with five RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mack McGinnis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg Catholic owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Dunedin 2-0. The two-run effort marked the Barons' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Troy Burke tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run every time he's pitched this season.
St. Petersburg Catholic pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Seminole, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Seminole has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Petersburg Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Seminole came up short against St. Petersburg Catholic in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 8-5. Will Seminole have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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