Baseball Game Preview: Cape Henlopen Vikings vs. Lake Forest Spartans

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Previous Games

04/25/24 - Away	12-0 W
05/27/23 - Home	12-2 W
04/27/23 - Home	6-3 W
05/28/22 - Neutral	19-1 W
04/29/22 - Away	8-6 W
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Cape Henlopen has gone a perfect 10-0 against Lake Forest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Spartans at 4:15 p.m. Cape Henlopen's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Lake Forest's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Cape Henlopen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Sussex Central, who was ranked second at the time (Cape Henlopen was ranked first). The Vikings had just enough and edged out the Golden Knights 7-6 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted since April 1st.

Meanwhile, Lake Forest fell victim to Indian River and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 2-0. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Indians: they've now lost three in a row.

Lake Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Cape Henlopen, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.

Cape Henlopen took their victory against Lake Forest in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-0 score. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.