The Seaholm Maples will face off against the King Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Seaholm knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past six games -- so hopefully King likes a good challenge.
On Thursday, Seaholm made easy work of Southfield Arts & Tech and carried off a 16-1 victory. Considering the Maples have won 15 contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Casey Goetz was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Goetz was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last eight matchups.
In other batting news, Cobie Early was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Strawn, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Seaholm always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .806. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, King didn't have quite enough to beat Osborn on Saturday and fell 5-4. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Seaholm pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for King, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1.
Everything went Seaholm's way against King in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, as Seaholm made off with a 15-0 win. Do the Maples have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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