The St. Mark's Spartans will face off against the Appoquinimink Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Appoquinimink will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: St. Mark's extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday. The Spartans blew past Archmere Academy 12-5. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Appoquinimink, as they earned their first away win of the season. They put the hurt on Salesianum with a sharp 8-2 victory on Tuesday. The game was the first time the Jaguars have beaten the Sallies on their field since April 25, 2019.
St. Mark's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Appoquinimink, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Everything went St. Mark's way against Appoquinimink in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as St. Mark's made off with a 16-0 victory. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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