The Sussex Academy Seahawks will venture away from home to square off against the Caravel Academy Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sussex Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Caravel Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Sussex Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Conrad Science, who was ranked 19th at the time (Sussex Academy was ranked eighth). The Seahawks had just enough and edged out the Red Wolves 6-5 on Saturday.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Caravel Academy and Indian River had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Buccaneers came out on top against the Indians by a score of 5-1 on Tuesday. The Buccaneers haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Zayda Rocke, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Sussex Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Caravel Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
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