The Archmere Academy Auks will head out on the road to take on the Caesar Rodney Riders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Archmere Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Red Lion Christian Academy, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Archmere Academy was ranked 13th). Archmere Academy took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Red Lion Christian Academy on Thursday. The match marked the first time this year in which Archmere Academy was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Caesar Rodney got themselves on the board against Smyrna last Thursday, but Smyrna never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 2-0.
Archmere Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Caesar Rodney, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Archmere Academy came up short against Caesar Rodney in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Can Archmere Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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