The Seckman Jaguars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Festus Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Monday, everything went Seckman's way against Parkway North as Seckman made off with a 12-4 victory. Considering the Jaguars have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Claire Knoll made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Knoll was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Seckman let Audrey Davis and Payton Bantle loose on the outfield. Davis scored two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Bantle scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. What's more, Davis also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Emma Maness, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seckman kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Festus waltzed into their match two weeks ago with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Black Cats a 16-0 shutout. The Tigers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Seckman is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Festus, they pushed their record up to 12-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Seckman suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Festus in their previous matchup back in September. Can Seckman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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