The Seward Bluejays will take on the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Seward is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Bishop Neumann, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Seward was ranked 25th). Seward fell just short of Bishop Neumann by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Bluejays have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Grand Island Central Catholic fell victim to Freeman and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Crusaders have suffered since August 31st.
The loss snapped Seward's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 12-7 record. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season.
Seward couldn't quite finish off Grand Island Central Catholic in their previous meeting last Saturday and fell 5-3. Can Seward avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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