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| 05/30/24 - Neutral | 7-2 W |
| 05/06/24 - Home | 8-0 W |
| 05/08/23 - Away | 12-1 W |
| 05/06/19 - Away | 1-5 L |
| 04/10/18 - Home | 14-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Exeter has gone 9-1 against Spaulding recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Blue Hawks will square off against the Red Raiders at 4:00 p.m. Exeter is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Exeter is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Trinity, who was ranked seventh at the time (Exeter was ranked second). The Blue Hawks blew past the Pioneers 11-5 on Friday. Considering the Blue Hawks have won four games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nolan Engler tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hayden Schimoler, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of John Bakker, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Spaulding's offense. They lost 6-0 to Pinkerton on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Raiders in their meetings with the Astros: they've now lost four in a row.
Exeter pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Spaulding, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Exeter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Spaulding struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Exeter beat Spaulding 7-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Do the Blue Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
