The Charles O. Dickerson Blue Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Edison Spartans at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Charles O. Dickerson has three straight wins, Edison has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Charles O. Dickerson got the win against Whitney Point by a conclusive 15-3. Considering the Blue Raiders have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Connor Sherwood made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Sherwood was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Ozzy Vogel-Moore
| 04/24/25 vs Whitney Point | 4 |
| 04/23/25 vs Spencer-Van Etten | 2 |
| 04/04/25 @ Notre Dame | 1 |
| 05/09/24 @ Spencer-Van Etten/Candor | 1 |
| 05/03/24 @ Lansing | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ozzy Vogel-Moore, who went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Max Weinstein, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Charles O. Dickerson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Haverling hit Edison with a seven-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams.
Charles O. Dickerson pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Edison, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Charles O. Dickerson took their victory against Edison in their previous meeting on April 3rd by a conclusive 11-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Raiders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
