Cape Henlopen has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on Padua Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cape Henlopen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Cape Henlopen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Caravel, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Cape Henlopen was ranked sixth). Cape Henlopen took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Caravel on Monday. Cape Henlopen has struggled against Caravel recently, as their match on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Cape Henlopen saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Marsh, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Padua Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 7-3 to Indian River.
Cape Henlopen's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4. As for Padua Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Cape Henlopen skirted past Padua Academy 5-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Henlopen 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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