Baseball Recap: Sandy Spring Friends Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Wildebeests

Margin (Wins)

03/01/25 vs Coolidge	20
05/06/25 vs McLean	16
03/08/25 vs Friends	8
04/28/25 @ Burke	7
03/13/25 vs McLean	7

Sandy Spring Friends never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against McLean as they made off with a 16-0 victory. Considering the Wildebeests have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Riis Agnew and Darrion Sardo made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Agnew struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Sardo pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At bat, Agnew went 1-for-3 with three RBI, while Sardo earned two runs and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Jacob Edelman and Jack Fones did most of the damage at the plate: Edelman got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Fones got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs Fones has posted since back in March. Minheyeok (Steve) Kim was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one stolen base.

Sandy Spring Friends' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for McLean, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

As of now, neither Sandy Spring Friends nor McLean have any future games scheduled.