The Dickinson Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Odyssey Charter Owls at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Dickinson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Christiana on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings.
Dickinson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Quigley, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Odyssey Charter came into Tuesday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past DuPont 16-4 on Tuesday. With that victory, the Owls brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Gannon Lutes was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Lutes was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. He also brought in two RBI, marking his first of the season.
In other batting news, Tre Reed and Dante Begatto did most of the damage at the plate: Reed scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Begatto scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Begatto also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Michael Behringer was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Odyssey Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as DuPont only posted an OBP of .276.
Dickinson has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Odyssey Charter, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-5.
Dickinson couldn't quite finish off Odyssey Charter in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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