The Mardela Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Colonel Richardson Colonels at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mardela's pitching crew has only allowed 0.2 runs per game this season, so Colonel Richardson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mardela is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Caravel Academy, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Mardela was ranked 24th). The Warriors wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The contest marked their lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Colonel Richardson). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Washington a 20-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Colonels haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mardela fell to 12-1. As for Colonel Richardson, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Mardela beat Colonel Richardson 5-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Colonels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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