Jersey Shore is 1-9 against Selinsgrove since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Jersey Shore Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Selinsgrove Seals at 4:30 p.m.
Jersey Shore's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Milton on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Black Panthers. Jersey Shore has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jersey Shore saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dathan Tyson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Selinsgrove waltzed into their contest on Friday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 7-3.
Gavin Hoot looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Owen Santiago was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Gearhart, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Jersey Shore's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6. As for Selinsgrove, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jersey Shore has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Selinsgrove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Jersey Shore suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Selinsgrove in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Jersey Shore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
