Baseball Recap: Arundel Continues Home Dominance on Thursday

Arundel's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Glen Burnie Gophers as they made off with a 16-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their one-run performance the matchup before.

Tahner McGriff looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rowland Thursby, who fired off two home runs, three stolen bases, and four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nicholas Billheimer, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Arundel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Arundel pushed their record up to 8-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Glen Burnie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.

When Arundel and Glen Burnie next hit the field, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. The Wildcats will try to stop Broadneck's six-game winning streak when they meet at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Glen Burnie will challenge Chesapeake and their three-game winning streak at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.