The Atlee Raiders will take on the Deep Run Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Atlee 0.8, Deep Run 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Deep Run's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Atlee hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. The Raiders' pitchers stepped up to hand Patrick Henry a 9-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Raiders have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Deep Run and Glen Allen have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Jaguars.
Deep Run got a great performance from Parker Noonan as he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Noonan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Eric Skowycz was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Atlee is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Deep Run, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4.
Atlee skirted past Deep Run 4-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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