The Thomas Dale Knights will face off against the Clover Hill Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, Thomas Dale needed a bit of extra time to put away Prince George. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Royals, sneaking past 3-2. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Austin Johnson
| 05/01/25 vs Prince George | 3 |
| 03/27/25 @ Cosby | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Highland Springs | 2 |
| 03/24/25 @ Manchester | 1 |
Thomas Dale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Johnson, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Those three hits gave Johnson a new career-high. Luke Saxton also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Meanwhile, Clover Hill was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 victory over Midlothian. That's two games straight that the Cavaliers have won by just one run.
Carter Hine was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Lucas Rose was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Clover Hill is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.25 runs across that stretch. As for Thomas Dale, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-9.
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