The Red Land Patriots will head out to face off against the Central Dauphin East Panthers at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Red Land has seven straight wins, Central Dauphin East has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Red Land had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Cedar Cliff on Monday. The Patriots blew past the Colts 8-1. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Central Dauphin East's offense. They came up short against Gettysburg on Tuesday, falling 15-0.
Red Land's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Central Dauphin East, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went Red Land's way against Central Dauphin East in their previous meeting back in March, as Red Land made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots 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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