Baseball Preview: School Without Walls Penguins vs. Maret Frogs
School Without Walls is 1-6 against Maret since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The School Without Walls Penguins are on the road again to play the Maret Frogs at 4:00 p.m. School Without Walls is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.1 runs per game this season.
School Without Walls' rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout last Monday. They put the hurt on Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering with a sharp 26-0 victory. Considering School Without Walls has won five matches by more than seven runs this season, last Monday's blowout was nothing new.
School Without Walls got a massive performance out of Ellington Hunt, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jeffrey Myers, Jr., who went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Maret suffered a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Potomac School on Tuesday. Maret has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
School Without Walls' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.3 runs per game. As for Maret, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3.
School Without Walls came up short against Maret in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 8-3. Can School Without Walls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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