The Epping Blue Devils will venture away from home to take on the Wilton-Lyndeborough Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Epping's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Epping and Portsmouth Christian Academy, and Portsmouth Christian Academy kept the tradition alive. The Blue Devils fell 13-10 to the Eagles on Friday. The loss was the Blue Devils' first of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Wilton-Lyndeborough was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of Concord Christian by a score of 4-2.
Wilton-Lyndeborough dropped their record down to 1-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Epping, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.
Everything went Epping's way against Wilton-Lyndeborough in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, as Epping made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils 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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