After four games on the road, Wilmington is heading back home. They will take on the Reynolds Raiders at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Wilmington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Wilmington stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against West Middlesex as Wilmington made off with a 14-4 victory.
Wilmington let Tyler Mikulin and Chase Mitcheltree loose on the outfield. Mikulin scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Mitcheltree scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Rocky Serafino, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Reynolds was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 15-4 to Lakeview.
Chase Bell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Wilmington is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Reynolds, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Reynolds' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Wilmington hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .344. It's a different story for Reynolds, though, as they've only averaged .195. Will they be able to contain Wilmington's hitters?
Wilmington took their win against Reynolds in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 7-1. Will Wilmington repeat their success, or does Reynolds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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