With the Patriot League implementing home-and-home weekend doubleheaders between the same schools, Navy coach Ed DeChellis sought to familiarize himself with the schedule format.
DeChellis asked his staff to research the outcome of games held on consecutive days between common opponents, both at the collegiate and professional level.
“You hardly ever see one team winning both games in these back-to-back scenarios,” DeChellis said Monday afternoon. “It’s challenging for both teams, but even more so for the road team.”
That trend was reinforced during the opening weekend of Patriot League play, which featured three home-and-home doubleheaders. Army West Point split with Colgate, while Lafayette and Lehigh did the same.