Baseball Game Preview: School Without Walls Penguins vs. Eastern Ramblers

Penguins

Runs

05/02/25 vs Bell	12
04/30/25 @ Washington Latin Public Charter School	7
04/28/25 vs Jackson-Reed	1
04/25/25 vs Bell	21
04/23/25 @ Roosevelt	11
+ 21 more games

School Without Walls is a perfect 9-0 against Eastern since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Penguins will look to defend their home field against the Ramblers at 4:00 p.m. School Without Walls is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.

School Without Walls is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Bell with a sharp 12-3 victory. The win continues a trend for the Penguins in their matchups with the Griffins: they've now won eight in a row.

Braden Sprinzen looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Philip Wheeler, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Nolan Smith, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

School Without Walls always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. They are a perfect 11-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Eastern faced McKinley Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Ramblers won by a run and slipped past the Trainers 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Ramblers have posted since May 3, 2024.

Eastern pushed their record up to 12-10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for School Without Walls, their win bumped their record up to 17-9.

School Without Walls beat Eastern 5-2 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Penguins repeat their success, or do the Ramblers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.