The Sussex Tech Ravens will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Red Lion Christian Academy Lions at 1:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Sussex Tech: 2.4, Red Lion Christian Academy: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sussex Tech is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: St. Mark's, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Sussex Tech was ranked third). Sussex Tech fell 8-4 to St. Mark's on Friday.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Red Lion Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Hawks out 9-8. Winning may never get old, but Red Lion Christian Academy sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Brayden Redmond was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. Landyn Washington was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Sussex Tech's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-3. As for Red Lion Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Sussex Tech came out on top in a nail-biter against Red Lion Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2018, sneaking past 6-5. Will Sussex Tech repeat their success, or does Red Lion Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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