Seneca is 0-5 against Harbor Creek since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Seneca Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the Harbor Creek Huskies at 4:00 p.m. The last three games Seneca has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Seneca fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Fairview on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 4-3.
Seneca saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Rupp, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, Harbor Creek's hitters rose to the challenge against a Lakers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.71 points allowed on Monday. Everything went Harbor Creek's way against Mercyhurst Prep as Harbor Creek made off with an 11-1 victory. With that win, Harbor Creek brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Jake Rzodkiewicz, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tobias Vahey, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Seneca's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Harbor Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Seneca has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Harbor Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Seneca suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Harbor Creek when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Seneca, Brady Rzodkiewicz (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 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.
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