The Hopewell Blue Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Lancaster Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Hopewell proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 15) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Thomas Dale 2-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Lancaster was able to grind out a solid win over Westmoreland on Thursday, taking the game 6-2.
Hopewell pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Lancaster, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Hopewell skirted past Lancaster 2-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad 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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