Seward is 3-0 against Highway 6 since August of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Seward Bluejays will take on the Highway 6 Trailblazers at 9:00 a.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Seward's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Aurora hitters got past them. Seward came up short against Aurora on Tuesday, falling 11-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Bluejays couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Highway 6 lost 19-10 to Centura on Tuesday. The Trailblazers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Highway 6 got a massive performance out of Alexa Hale, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Beyonka Garcia, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Highway 6 didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Seward has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. As for Highway 6, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-16.
Seward took their win against Highway 6 when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 13-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seward since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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