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| 04/20/24 - Away | 7-1 W |
| 04/21/23 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 04/23/22 - Away | 12-4 W |
| 05/25/21 - Neutral | 7-0 W |
| 04/24/21 - Home | 2-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
St. Mark is 9-1 against Smyrna since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Spartans will host the Eagles at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Mark's has seven straight victories, Smyrna has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Mark's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: William Penn, who was ranked 16th at the time (St. Mark's was ranked fourth). The Spartans were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Colonials on Tuesday. Considering the Spartans have won four contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Smyrna came up short against Milford on Friday and fell 7-3.
Liam Conway was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Trevor Ridgeway, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Smyrna's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for St. Mark's, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Everything went St. Mark's way against Smyrna when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as St. Mark's made off with a 7-1 victory. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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