The Mount Michael Benedictine Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Seward Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mount Michael Benedictine has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Seward will arrive with six straight victories.
Monday just wasn't the day for Mount Michael Benedictine's offense. They fell just short of Waverly by a score of 1-0 on Monday.
Kyle Oldehoeft spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits.
Meanwhile, Seward never let their opponents score on Monday. Everything went their way against Crete as they made off with a 6-0 win.
Seward saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Sveeggen, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Layne Luebbe also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Seward pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Mount Michael Benedictine, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Mount Michael Benedictine came out on top in a nail-biter against Seward in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bluejays turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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