The Odessa Ducks will square off against the Appoquinimink Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Odessa is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Middletown, who was ranked 17th at the time (Odessa was ranked 25th). The Ducks walked away with a 13-9 victory over the Cavaliers on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ducks.
Meanwhile, Appoquinimink strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Caravel Academy 3-1.
Odessa pushed their record up to 8-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Appoquinimink, their victory bumped their record up to 14-0.
Odessa might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Appoquinimink when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Ducks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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