The Reservoir Gators will square off against the Atholton Raiders on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Reservoir sitting on three straight victories and Atholton on five.
On Monday, it was close, but Reservoir sidestepped Long Reach for a 7-6 win. That's two games straight that the Gators have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Atholton had no trouble coming through when it counted. They were the clear victors by an 18-1 margin over Oakland Mills on Thursday. Considering the Raiders have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Atholton got a massive performance out of Jordan Dailey, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs. That's the most runs Dailey has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Whiting, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Atholton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. They are 7-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Reservoir's victory bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Atholton, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Reservoir came out on top in a nail-biter against Atholton when the teams last played last Monday, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gators since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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