Dublin Jerome is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Dublin Coffman a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Dublin Jerome Celtics will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dublin Coffman Shamrocks at 2:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Dublin Jerome turned things around against West Jefferson on Thursday. They came out on top against the Roughriders by a score of 9-6.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dublin Coffman). Everything went their way against Dublin Scioto on Friday as they made off with a 12-2 victory. The Shamrocks not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since May 20, 2024 (when they won 10-0).
Dublin Coffman got a great performance from James Baughman as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Danny Briggs, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-3. Those home runs were his first of the season. Drew Walti was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Dublin Jerome's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Dublin Coffman, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7.
Dublin Jerome took their win against Dublin Coffman when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2 score. Will the Celtics repeat their success, or do the Shamrocks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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