The Sussex Academy Seahawks will take on the Dover Senators at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Sussex Academy nor Dover posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
While Sussex Academy's win against Early College wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Seahawks never let the Hornets get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Dover fell victim to Smyrna and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 14-0 to the Eagles. The loss continues a trend for the Senators in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost nine in a row.
Sussex Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Dover, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything went Sussex Academy's way against Dover when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Sussex Academy made off with an 18-2 win. Will the Seahawks repeat their success, or do the Senators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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