Upper Darby has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Ridley Raiders at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Upper Darby is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 22-10 to Oxford on Friday. Even if Upper Darby couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, Ridley came up short against Haverford on Wednesday and fell 4-1. Ridley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ridley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bobby Doherty, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Upper Darby dropped their record down to 0-9 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Ridley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9-1.
Upper Darby suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Ridley when the teams last played on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ridley's Danny Stickney, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Upper Darby knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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