The Dover Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Northeastern Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Dover finally turned things around against Susquehannock on Wednesday. Dover walked away with a 7-4 victory over Susquehannock.
Meanwhile, Northeastern came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans an 11-0 shutout. Northeastern might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Dover's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Northeastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Dover might still be hurting after the 14-5 loss they got from Northeastern when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Dover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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