Baseball Recap: Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North Tigers vs. Surrattsville Hornets
Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North is still undefeated this season after their contest against Surrattsville on Monday, but Surrattsville came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North Tigers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Surrattsville Hornets and snuck past 6-4. That's more bragging rights for Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Calvin Brown Jr, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Brown Jr is crushing it when it comes to hits: he's hit at least three every time he's taken the field this season.
On Surrattsville's side, Gurman Bhatti put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only two earned runs while striking out ten over 5.1 innings pitched. Bhatti was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Bhatti wasn't the only one making solid contact as one players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Manzano, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Yial Jimenez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.8 runs per game. As for Surrattsville, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North will be playing at home against Central at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North is facing Central at the right time seeing as Central is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Surrattsville, they will be playing at home against Oxon Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Surrattsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.3 runs per game this season.
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