Baseball Preview: Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders vs. Bowie Bulldogs
Eleanor Roosevelt is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Bowie is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders will take on the Bowie Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eleanor Roosevelt is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Northwestern on Wednesday as Eleanor Roosevelt made off with an 18-6 victory.
Cannon Knight made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Knight was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Eleanor Roosevelt got a massive performance out of Juan Nunez, who scored four runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-4. Andrew Bender was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Bowie made easy work of Wise on Wednesday and carried off a 20-3 win.
Like Eleanor Roosevelt, Bowie also got a great game from a two-way player: Jack Young. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Young was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Bowie got a massive performance out of Caden Dickson, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Another player making a difference was Myles Johnson, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, a run, and a double.
Eleanor Roosevelt is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Bowie, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Eleanor Roosevelt has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bowie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Eleanor Roosevelt suffered a grim 15-9 defeat to Bowie in their previous meeting on April 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dickson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that Eleanor Roosevelt knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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