The Dover Crimson Tornadoes will head out on the road to square off against the New Philadelphia Quakers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Dover's pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so New Philadelphia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Dover is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Louisville just ended the team's 14-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Leopards by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Dover's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, New Philadelphia scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Wooster as New Philadelphia made off with a 14-5 victory. That's two games straight that New Philadelphia has won by exactly nine runs.
Dover's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-3. As for New Philadelphia, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-6.
Dover skirted past New Philadelphia 5-4 in their previous meeting on April 5th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dover 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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