The Northeastern Bobcats will be playing at home against the Dover Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northeastern has three straight wins, Dover has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northeastern will head into Wednesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by eight) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged York Suburban out 4-2.
Bryson Neri looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Brandon Charleston was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Garreth Calder was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Dover fell victim to a tough 14-1 loss at the hands of Dallastown on Wednesday.
Dover saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Mitchell, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Northeastern is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Dover, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northeastern has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Dover struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Northeastern beat Dover 5-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Northeastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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