Baseball Recap: Fairmont Heights Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Fairmont Heights strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They put the hurt on the Friendly Patriots with a sharp 13-4 win. For the Hornets, this counts as revenge for the 25-6 victory the Patriots walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Rashaad Green

Stolen Base (Career)

04/09/25 vs Friendly	4
04/02/25 @ International High School at Largo	2
03/26/25 vs Largo	2
05/01/24 @ International High School at Largo	2
03/21/24 @ International High School at Langley Park	2

Rashaad Green made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Green was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joshua Benitez, who scored four runs and stole six bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Junior Reyes, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Fairmont Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .579 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.

Fairmont Heights' win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fairmont Heights will face off against Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.8 runs per game on average), something the Hornets will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Friendly, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Douglass at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least ten runs in their last three matches.