The Indian Creek Redskins will take on the Claymont Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Indian Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on John Glenn with a sharp 22-3 win. Considering the Redskins have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Claymont, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Meadowbrook a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Nate Downing was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Claymont is 5-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 7-15 otherwise. Downing was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Ethan Fair was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Claymont: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-16 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brayson Gray, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Claymont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Claymont has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-16 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Indian Creek, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-6.
Indian Creek beat Claymont 13-10 in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Do the Redskins have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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