Baseball Preview: Suitland Rams vs. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders
After four games on the road, Suitland is heading back home. They will take on the Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Suitland lost 24-14 to Wise on Wednesday. Suitland has struggled against Wise recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Eleanor Roosevelt fell victim to Bowie and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Eleanor Roosevelt's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Andrew Bender was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Bender has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bender was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Eleanor Roosevelt didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bowie only tossed nine.
Suitland's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Eleanor Roosevelt, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4.
Suitland might still be hurting after the 17-1 loss they got from Eleanor Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eleanor Roosevelt's John Burke, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that Suitland 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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