The Middletown Blue Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the East Catholic Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Middletown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so East Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Middletown is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Bristol Eastern on Friday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lancers. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Middletown has scored all season.
Meanwhile, East Catholic waltzed into their match on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Golden Hurricanes with a sharp 26-7 victory. Considering East Catholic has won seven games by more than 11 runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Marina Juan, who fired off six RBI, four runs, and three doubles while going 4-for-6. Another player making a difference was Ciara Flaherty, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for East Catholic, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
Middletown was able to grind out a solid victory over East Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2015, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middletown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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