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| 05/03/24 - Away | 18-4 W |
| 04/03/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 05/03/22 - Away | 19-1 W |
| 04/22/15 - Home | 5-0 W |
La Plata has gone a perfect 4-0 against Great Mills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Warriors will be playing at home against the Hornets at 4:30 p.m. La Plata is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, La Plata didn't have quite enough to beat Northern and fell 6-5. The Warriors have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Rylee Dennison was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single earned run, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in March.
On the hitting side, Payton Buckler made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was her first of the season.
Meanwhile, Great Mills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 13-0 to North Point. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Hornets haven't been shut out since back in March.
Great Mills saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claribel Davis, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and one double.
La Plata's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Great Mills, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Great Mills' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: La Plata has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Great Mills, though, as they've been averaging 14.6 hits. Given La Plata's sizable advantage in that area, the Hornets will need to find a way to close that gap.
La Plata took their win against Great Mills in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 18-4 score. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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