The Middletown Knights will take on the Southern Bulldogs on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Middletown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Century, who was ranked 21st at the time (Middletown was ranked 11th). Middletown beat Century on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-5. Middletown hasn't had any issues with Century recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Southern rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They skirted past the Gladiators 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bulldogs have posted since April 23rd.
The win (which was Southern's third in a row) raised their record to 6-15. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Middletown, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
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