Seminary is 1-8 against Sumrall since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Seminary Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Sumrall Bobcats at 2:00 p.m. Seminary will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Seminary scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Crystal Springs a 17-0 shutout. With that victory, Seminary brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Landon Bush made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Bush has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bush was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Seminary let Jamarrion Flowers and Tucker Hux loose on the outfield. Flowers got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Hux scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Caden McQueen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Sumrall gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Forrest County Agricultural as Sumrall made off with an 11-0 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for Sumrall as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Like Seminary, Sumrall also got a great game from a two-way player: Leo Odom. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Odom was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, ST Maust was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Kellan Garcia was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Seminary's victory bumped their record up to 6-7-1. As for Sumrall, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-3.
Seminary came up short against Sumrall in their previous meeting back in February, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sumrall's Drew Davis, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Seminary knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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