The Scranton Rockets will challenge the Dover Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Scranton has four straight wins, Dover has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Scranton barely beat County Line the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Scranton was the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over County Line on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Rockets, who have now won three matches by 12 runs or more so far this season.
Brecken Mainer (2028) spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 18 Ks.
At the plate, Katie Vonderheide (2027) was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Natalie Miller (2025), who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Scranton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .436. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as County Line only posted a batting average of .148.
Meanwhile, Dover lost 14-2 to Perryville on Tuesday.
Dover's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Scranton, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Scranton beat Dover 4-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Does Scranton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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