The Selinsgrove Seals will head out on the road to challenge the Shikellamy Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Selinsgrove is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
On Saturday, Selinsgrove came up short against Montgomery and fell 5-1.
Selinsgrove saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Romig, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shikellamy). They blew past Milton 14-4 on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Braves with their most commanding win of the season.
Nate Strausser was incredible, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Brady Kurtz was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double.
Shikellamy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Shikellamy and bumps their season record up to 4-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Selinsgrove, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Selinsgrove couldn't quite get it done against Shikellamy in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 10-6. Can the Seals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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