The Decatur Seahawks will square off against the West Deptford Eagles at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Decatur will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Decatur's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 19-0 margin over Pocomoke. The Seahawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, West Deptford unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Haddonfield by a score of 3-2.
West Deptford saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Hartman, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Hartman has hit this season.
Decatur pushed their record up to 11-1 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 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for West Deptford, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Decatur took their win against West Deptford when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Seahawks repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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