Baseball Game Preview: Lancaster Red Devils vs. Hopewell Blue Devils

The Lancaster Red Devils will face off against the Hopewell Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

On Thursday, Lancaster beat Westmoreland 6-2.

Meanwhile, Hopewell hadn't done well against Thomas Dale recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Blue Devils never let the Knights get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Hopewell's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lancaster, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.

Lancaster couldn't quite finish off Hopewell when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 2-0. Will the Red Devils have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.