Baseball Preview: School Without Walls Penguins vs. Jackson-Reed Tigers
School Without Walls has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Jackson-Reed Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
School Without Walls is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Dunbar.
Patrick Morelli was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Morelli has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Morelli was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Charles Daggett looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk).
Back at the plate, Stephen Showalter and Wesley Freed did most of the damage at the plate: Showalter went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double, while Freed scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Noah Lee was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Jackson-Reed faced Eastern in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Jackson-Reed never let Eastern onto the board and left with a 19-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Jackson-Reed needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
School Without Walls has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Jackson-Reed, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6.
School Without Walls came up short against Jackson-Reed in their previous meeting last Friday, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jackson-Reed's Quinn Lindblom, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that School Without Walls knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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