The Mardela Warriors will face off against the Bennett Clippers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mardela 3.1, Bennett 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mardela is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Parkside just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Rams. The match marked the first time this season in which the Warriors were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Bennett had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rams, sneaking past 3-1.
Bennett's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Mardela, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 11-2.
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