Baseball Preview: Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers vs. Flint Hill Huskies
Georgetown Day is 1-9 against Flint Hill since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers will look to defend their home field against the Flint Hill Huskies at 4:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Georgetown Day is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Sidwell Friends, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Georgetown Day was ranked 12th). Georgetown Day suffered a tough 11-4 loss at the hands of Sidwell Friends on Saturday. Georgetown Day's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Georgetown Day saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leo Cohen, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Flint Hill fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Highland on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 3-2. Flint Hill has struggled against Highland recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Flint Hill also got a good showing from Jackson Speer, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Georgetown Day's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Flint Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Georgetown Day came up short against Flint Hill when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Will Georgetown Day have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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