In what's become a running theme this season, Seminole Ridge gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wellington Wolverines a 10-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Seminole Ridge sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
The team relied heavily on Chase Gray, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Nethercote, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Wellington hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Seminole Ridge pushed their record up to 7-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Wellington, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Seminole Ridge will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Atlantic at 6:00 p.m. Atlantic hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Wellington, they will head out on the road to take on Jupiter at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jupiter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Wellington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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