Baseball Preview: Ida B. Wells Guardians vs. McDaniel Mountain Lions
Ida B. Wells is 9-1 against McDaniel since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Ida B. Wells Guardians will be playing at home against the McDaniel Mountain Lions at 11:00 a.m. Ida B. Wells will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Ida B. Wells is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Franklin (and have done all season long). Ida B. Wells blew past Franklin 16-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Ida B. Wells considering their two-run performance the match before.
The team relied heavily on Cody Roletto, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Max Scherzer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, McDaniel came up short against Grant on Tuesday and fell 5-1. McDaniel has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McDaniel saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Sonne, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Sonne has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Ida B. Wells has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for McDaniel, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Ida B. Wells took their win against McDaniel when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. Will Ida B. Wells repeat their success, or does McDaniel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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