Baseball Preview: Maritime Academy Charter Seadogs vs. Thomas A. Edison Owls
The Maritime Academy Charter Seadogs will head out on the road to take on the Thomas A. Edison Owls at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Maritime Academy Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.1 runs per game this season.
Maritime Academy Charter is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering South Philadelphia just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 7-2 to the Rams. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Maritime Academy Charter couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Thomas A. Edison stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Roxborough 17-0. The win was nothing new for Thomas A. Edison as they're now sitting on five straight.
Maritime Academy Charter's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-1. As for Thomas A. Edison, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Maritime Academy Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Thomas A. Edison struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Maritime Academy Charter came out on top in a nail-biter against Thomas A. Edison in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maritime Academy Charter since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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