The Dover Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Side Hornet at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dover is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
Dover is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 21 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Scranton on Wednesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockets.
Addisyn Anderson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits.
On the hitting side, Dover saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mackenzie Spradlin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Side stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They never let Sloan-Hendrix onto the board and left with an 8-0 win.
The result came thanks to Ali Goodwin's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Lina Sullivan was excellent, going 4-for-5 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Alexis Lankford was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Dover's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for South Side, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7-1.
Dover beat South Side 10-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Dover repeat their success, or does South Side have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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