Perry Central is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Seminary is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Perry Central Bulldogs will take on the Seminary Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Perry Central: 4, Seminary: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Perry Central is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Lamar Christian (and have done all season long). Perry Central blew past Lamar Christian 14-7.
Conner McInnis and Cayson Backstrom did most of the damage at the plate: McInnis scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Backstrom scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Bolton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Seminary's offense. Their tough 16-0 loss to Northeast Jones on Monday might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Seminary's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Perry Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12-1 record this season. As for Seminary, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Perry Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Seminary struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Perry Central came up short against Seminary when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 4-0. Thankfully for Perry Central, Wade Barr (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
