The Laurel Bulldogs will take on the Polytech Panthers at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Laurel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: St. Mark's, who was ranked seventh at the time (Laurel was ranked 13th). The Bulldogs lost 15-1 to the Spartans on Wednesday. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Polytech fell victim to Caravel Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buccaneers. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Polytech saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie VanHorn, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Marissa Hipkins also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Laurel's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Polytech, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Laurel couldn't quite finish off Polytech in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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