Baseball Recap: Fairmont Heights Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

03/22/25 @ Central	16
04/28/25 @ Largo	15
04/02/25 @ International High School at Largo	11
03/26/25 vs Largo	11
04/22/25 @ Oxon Hill	10

Fairmont Heights had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 17-2 margin over the Largo Lions. Considering the Hornets have won six matches by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Jeremiah Lamb made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Lamb was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

In other batting news, Joshua Benitez was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three stolen bases, and seven RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Junior Reyes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs.

Fairmont Heights was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Fairmont Heights pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Largo, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Fairmont Heights will face off against rival International High School at Largo at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Largo is set to square off against their familiar foe Gwynn Park on Friday.