Jennings County had lost nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 7-10 to make it ten. They fell 3-0 to the Seymour Owls. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly three runs.
As for Seymour, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games.
For Seymour's part, not much got past Braden Richey, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Jennings County off the board. Richey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aaron Holt, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
Jennings County and Seymour should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Panthers (ranked 131st) will meet Beech Grove (ranked 300th) at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Seymour will square off against Scottsburg at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (42 vs. 140). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Owls 2.7, the Warriors 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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