The Decatur Seahawks will venture away from home to challenge the Parkside Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Decatur is coming into the match hot, having won their last 11 games.
Decatur proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 12) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Annapolis 1-0. The one-run effort marked the Seahawks' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Parkside came out on top against Wicomico on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run sixth inning. The Rams were the clear victors by an 11-3 margin over the Indians. Considering the Rams have won five games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Decatur pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Parkside, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Decatur took their win against Parkside in their previous matchup on April 1st by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Seahawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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