The Milford Buccaneers will square off against Padua Academy at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Milford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Lake Forest, who was ranked second at the time (Milford was ranked 17th). The Buccaneers came up short against the Spartans on Tuesday, falling 7-1. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Buccaneers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Milford saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adri Fountain, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Padua Academy lost 9-2 to Cape Henlopen on Wednesday. Padua Academy has struggled against Cape Henlopen recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Padua Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Milford, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-7 record.
Milford beat Padua Academy 8-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Buccaneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will Padua Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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