The South River Seahawks will head out on the road to take on the Decatur Seahawks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with South River sitting on three straight victories and Decatur on nine.
South River will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Arundel, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. South River came out on top in a nail-biter against Arundel on Thursday and snuck past 8-7. That's two games straight that South River has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on James Keeny, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Blake Powelson, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Decatur gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-4 margin over Colonel Richardson. Decatur's victory was all the more impressive since Colonel Richardson was averaging only 2.85 runs allowed on the season.
South River has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Decatur, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
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