The Westminster Owls will head out on the road to take on the South River Seahawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Westminster beats South River with ten runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Westminster came out on top against Winters Mill by a score of 10-5 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Westminster.
Meanwhile, South River can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They never let Annapolis onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what South River needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Jack Schrader made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Schrader has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Schrader was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, South River got a massive performance out of Derek Hooker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Quinn Yellin was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Westminster has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for South River, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
Westminster suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to South River when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Westminster avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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