The Seeger Patriots will take on the McCutcheon Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Saturday, Seeger needed a bit of extra time to put away Tri-County. They had just enough and edged out the Cavaliers 12-11. With that victory, the Patriots brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Jarrett Smith
| 05/17/25 @ Tri-County | 3 |
| 04/07/25 vs Western Boone | 2 |
| 05/13/25 vs Bismarck-Henning | 1 |
| 04/22/25 @ Fountain Central | 1 |
| 04/16/25 @ North Vermillion | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Jarrett Smith, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Garrett Wontor was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Meanwhile, McCutcheon had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They never let the Tigers get on the board and left with an 11-0 win.
Jon Riley was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. McCutcheon is 7-3 when Riley posts two or more runs, but 4-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Zayne Newgent, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
McCutcheon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Seeger is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for McCutcheon, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
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