With a win tonight, Y-D will clinch the Presidents Cup trophy, which is given out to the CCBL team with the best overall record at the end of the regular season. At 23-10-4, the Red Sox sit five points, equivalent to two and a half games, ahead of the Hyannis Harbor Hawks, who sit at 22-14-1 at the top of the West Division. So with a win today, Y-D will tally a total of 52 points compared to Hyannis’ total of 47 if the Harbor Hawks win today. With two games left in the regular season, and a win worth two points, Y-D will clinch best record league-wide with a victory. In terms of potential first-round playoff matchups for Y-D, it will play the current #4-seed Harwich Mariners at this moment in time, as Harwich sits with 14-23 record and a total of 28 points. Orleans, the third place team in the East currently, holds a 14-22 record with a game in hand against the Mariners, also with 28 points. The Brewster Whitecaps currently sit in last following an 0-9-1 skid over its last ten games. Tonight. Orleans takes on Harwich in a huge intradivisional matchup at Eldredge Park, and the outcome of that contest could paint a clearer picture on who Y-D can expect to play in the first round of the playoffs on August 6th.
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