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| 05/02/24 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 04/15/24 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 05/14/23 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 04/11/23 - Away | 8-0 W |
| 05/10/22 - Away | 2-4 L |
| + 5 more games |
Wilmington has gone 8-2 against West Middlesex recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Greyhounds will look to defend their home field against the Big Reds at 4:00 p.m. Wilmington is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Wilmington's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Mercer's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Greyhounds came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 10-7.
Avery Harlan was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Karah Deal, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Middlesex came up short against Sharpsville on Saturday and fell 13-8.
West Middlesex saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harper Nickel, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double. That double was Nickel's first of the season. Another was Kadence Leonard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Wilmington pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for West Middlesex, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wilmington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Middlesex struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Wilmington came out on top in a nail-biter against West Middlesex when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Greyhounds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Big Reds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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