Blue River Valley is 9-1 against Seton Catholic since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Blue River Valley Vikings will take on the Seton Catholic Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Blue River Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Blue River Valley's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Purdue Broad Ripple with a sharp 10-0 victory.
Gunnar Hannis was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three runs, three doubles, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Gard, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Seton Catholic came up short against Anderson Prep Academy on Wednesday and fell 6-3. Seton Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Seton Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Harvey, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Seton Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Blue River Valley's win bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Seton Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Blue River Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Seton Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Blue River Valley's way against Seton Catholic in their previous matchup back in April as Blue River Valley made off with a 12-0 victory. Will Blue River Valley repeat their success, or does Seton Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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