Baseball Preview: Sandy Spring Friends Wildebeests vs. Washington Waldorf
The Sandy Spring Friends Wildebeests will be playing in front of their home fans against Washington Waldorf at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Washington Waldorf is hoping to do on Monday what St. Anselm's Abbey couldn't on Friday: put an end to Sandy Spring Friends' winning streak, which now stands at six games. Sandy Spring Friends was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over St. Anselm's Abbey. Sandy Spring Friends might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Noah Gross and Sam Deichman-Caswell made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Gross tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Deichman-Caswell tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Gross scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Deichman-Caswell went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, Jacob Edelman was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Minheyeok (Steve) Kim, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Washington Waldorf made easy work of Burke on Saturday and carried off a 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Washington Waldorf.
Sandy Spring Friends has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Washington Waldorf, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Sandy Spring Friends was able to grind out a solid victory over Washington Waldorf in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 9-4. Will Sandy Spring Friends repeat their success, or does Washington Waldorf have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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