Baseball Preview: Potomac School Panthers vs. Sidwell Friends Quakers
After four games on the road, Potomac School is heading back home. They will take on the Sidwell Friends Quakers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Potomac School's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Sidwell Friends' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Potomac School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Collegiate, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Potomac School was ranked first). Potomac School fell just short of Collegiate by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. The match marked the first time this year in which Potomac School was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Sidwell Friends won against St. James on Monday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Sidwell Friends never let Georgetown Day onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Sidwell Friends as they're now sitting on three straight.
Potomac School's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4. As for Sidwell Friends, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.
Potomac School skirted past Sidwell Friends 7-6 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Does Potomac School have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sidwell Friends turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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