The Waverly Vikings will be playing at home against the Seward Bluejays at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Waverly's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Pius X with a sharp 6-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Waverly.
Logan Chloupek looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Seward brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. Everything went their way against Fairbury on Tuesday as Seward made off with a 15-1 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Seward's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Waverly's victory bumped their record up to 15-5. As for Seward, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Waverly couldn't quite finish off Seward in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 10-8. Will Waverly have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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