The Dover Dragons are taking a road trip to challenge the Highland Huskies at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Dover has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Dover's offense. They came up short against Pine Plains on Wednesday, falling 12-0. The Dragons have struggled against the Bombers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Highland had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 19-0 victory. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by eight runs or more this season.
Highland's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Dover, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Dover suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Highland when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Dragons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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