The Decatur Seahawks will take on the Bennett Clippers at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Decatur 2.5, Bennett 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Decatur is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Sussex Central just ended the team's 12-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Knights.
Meanwhile, Bennett waltzed into their game on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They never let the Jaguars get on the board and left with a 16-0 win. Give the Clippers' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Bennett pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Decatur, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-2.
Everything went Decatur's way against Bennett in their previous meeting back in March, as Decatur made off with a 10-2 victory. Will the Seahawks repeat their success, or do the Clippers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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