Baseball Game Preview: Holland Dutchmen vs. Eden Raiders

The Holland Dutchmen will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Eden Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Holland and Eden meet (six straight games heading into this one) and that held true again last Tuesday. The Dutchmen blew past the Raiders 7-1.

The win was the third in a row for Eden, bringing their record up to 3-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Holland, the win got them back to even at 1-1.

Everything went Holland's way against Eden when the teams last played last Tuesday, as Holland made off with a 7-1 victory. Will the Dutchmen repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.