The Lake Forest Spartans will challenge the Sussex Central Golden Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Forest is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Sussex Central's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Lake Forest hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Spartans' pitchers stepped up to hand Delmarva Christian an 11-0 shutout on Thursday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Sussex Central is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Decatur. The Golden Knights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Seahawks. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Golden Knights have posted since May 25, 2024.
Lake Forest pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average this season. As for Sussex Central, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Lake Forest beat Sussex Central 4-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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