The Mathews Blue Devils will square off against the King William Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mathews is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand King & Queen Central a 20-0 shutout on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Royal Tigers: they've now won five in a row.
Zac Salvadori
| 04/17/25 @ King & Queen Central | 4 |
| 05/03/24 @ Northampton | 3 |
| 04/18/24 @ West Point | 3 |
| 04/16/24 vs Charles City | 2 |
| 04/08/24 vs Northampton | 2 |
Mathews got a massive performance out of Zac Salvadori, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases and four runs. Those four runs gave Salvadori a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Horsley, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Mathews always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .762. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, King William made sure to put some runs up on the board against West Point on Thursday. The Cavaliers blew past the Pointers 10-0. Considering the Cavaliers' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Mathews' victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for King William, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Mathews suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to King William in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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