The Ocean City Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Hammonton Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ocean City's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Hammonton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
If Ocean City beats Hammonton with five runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Ocean City narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Holy Spirit 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ocean City.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hammonton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over Cedar Creek on Monday.
Ocean City pushed their record up to 13-6 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Hammonton, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.
Ocean City came out on top in a nail-biter against Hammonton when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ocean City since the team 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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