The Thomas Dale Knights will face off against the Matoaca Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thomas Dale will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Thomas Dale barely beat Meadowbrook the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights put the hurt on the Monarchs with a sharp 15-3 victory on Thursday. The Knights not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 18th (when they won 21-8).
Harrison Sheetz
Harrison Sheetz looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Thomas Dale's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-6 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Thomas Dale got a massive performance out of Jordan Brown, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Brown a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Caden Stancil, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Matoaca unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Monacan by a score of 6-5.
Thomas Dale's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Matoaca, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Thomas Dale might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Matoaca in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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