The Ridley Raiders will take on the Chichester Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Ridley sitting on three straight victories and Chichester on eight.
Ridley will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Marple Newtown, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. The Raiders narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Fightin' Tigers 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Raiders have posted against the Fightin' Tigers since April 24, 2017.
Bobby Doherty
| 04/22/25 @ Springfield | 3 |
| 03/27/25 @ Conestoga | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs Marple Newtown | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Penncrest | 1 |
| 03/26/25 vs Lower Merion | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
The team relied heavily on Bobby Doherty, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Ridley's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 3-7 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Chichester got themselves on the board against Academy Park on Thursday, but Academy Park never followed suit. They blew past the Knights 15-0. Considering the Eagles have won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Chichester got a massive performance out of Trevor Goschler, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave Goschler a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cole Sanford, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
Chichester was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .647. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in eight consecutive games.
Chichester's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Ridley, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
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