The Antioch Sequoits will be playing at home against the Wilmot Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Antioch can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Lakes out 2-1. The victory was just what Antioch needed coming off of a 9-0 defeat in their prior match.
Dylan Feldkamp spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Antioch saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Yeager, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wilmot had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Purple Knights 11-9. With that victory, Wilmot brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Antioch's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Wilmot, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Antioch has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wilmot struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Antioch beat Wilmot 3-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Will Antioch repeat their success, or does Wilmot have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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