The Wapahani Raiders will head out to face off against the Delta Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wapahani is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Wapahani's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Frankton by a score of 5-0. That's two games straight that the Raiders have won by exactly five runs.
Quentine James
| 05/07/25 vs Frankton | 3 |
| 05/06/25 vs Hagerstown | 1 |
| 05/03/25 vs Bluffton | 1 |
| 05/01/25 vs Cowan | 1 |
| 04/28/25 vs Yorktown | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
The team relied heavily on Quentine James, who went 3-for-4 with one triple and one run. That's the most hits he has posted over his last seven contests. Another player making a difference was Brandt Longfellow, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Delta hadn't done well against New Palestine recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Eagles came out on top in a nail-biter against the Dragons, sneaking past 1-0.
Maddox Huffman looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Delta's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Flannery, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Delta is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Wapahani, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
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