The De Pere Redbirds are taking a road trip to face off against the Seymour Thunder at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. De Pere's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Seymour's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
De Pere is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Menasha just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bluejays by a score of 1-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Redbirds were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Seymour hadn't done well against Bay Port recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Thunder sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Pirates. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunder.
Seymour saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Salzman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base.
Seymour pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.8 runs. As for De Pere, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-4.
De Pere came out on top in a nail-biter against Seymour when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Redbirds since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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