Baseball Game Preview: Caesar Rodney Riders vs. Woodbridge Raiders

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Previous Games

05/10/24 - Away	1-2 L
05/09/23 - Away	12-0 W
03/31/22 - Home	8-3 W
05/06/21 - Home	17-1 W
04/15/19 - Home	6-2 W
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Caesar Rodney is 7-1 against Woodbridge since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Riders will welcome the Raiders at 4:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Caesar Rodney fell victim to Cape Henlopen and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 1-0. The Riders haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.

Steven Donigan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched.

Woodbridge might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-4 to Delmar, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Woodbridge saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Moran, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI. Cale Hudson also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Caesar Rodney now has a losing record of 1-2-1. As for Woodbridge, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Caesar Rodney has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Woodbridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.