South River has not done well against Arundel recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The South River Seahawks won by a run and slipped past the Arundel Wildcats 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. Blake Powelson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
South River is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Arundel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-8.
South River will head out on the road to take on Decatur at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Decatur sitting on ten straight wins and South River on three. Arundel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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