Baseball Recap: Friday's Win Is Duval's Eighth in Last Ten Outings

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/05/25 vs Laurel	14
04/09/25 vs Bladensburg	13
04/02/25 @ Wise	13
04/22/25 vs Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North	11
04/11/25 vs Northwestern	10

DuVal's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They put the hurt on the Wise Pumas with a sharp 9-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Andrew Gurwah made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Gurwah was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jeremias Velez, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jared Mejia was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.

DuVal has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Wise, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.

DuVal and Wise could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Maryland Rankings. The Tigers (ranked 117th) will meet Bowie (ranked 21st) at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Wise will challenge Douglass at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (203 vs. 91).