The DuPont Manual Crimsons will venture away from home to take on the Eastern Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. DuPont Manual knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Eastern likes a good challenge.
If DuPont Manual beats Eastern with 15 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Crimsons didn't even let Lynn Camp on the board on Thursday, marking the Crimsons' second-straight 15-0 shutout. Considering the Crimsons have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Eastern faced North Laurel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Eagles fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 4-2. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
DuPont Manual's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs over those games. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
DuPont Manual suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Eastern when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Crimsons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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