Baseball Game Preview: Saint James Saints vs. Sidwell Friends Quakers

For the second straight game, Saint James will face off against Sidwell Friends. The Saints will square off against the Quakers at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Saint James has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Saint James is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Sidwell Friends, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Saint James was ranked eighth). The Saints came up short against the Quakers on Tuesday, falling 17-5. The loss continues a trend for the Saints in their meetings with the Quakers: they've now lost eight in a row.

Calvin Moss

Runs

04/29/25 vs Sidwell Friends	2
04/26/25 @ Maret	2
04/02/25 vs St. Andrew's Episcopal	2
04/15/25 vs McLean	1
03/29/25 vs Glenelg Country	1

Calvin Moss was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Saint James is 2-1 when Moss posts two or more runs, but 3-9 otherwise. Jaxson Bell was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Saint James' defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Sidwell Friends, they moved to 13-6 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.