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| 04/05/25 - Away | 13-4 W |
| 05/16/24 - Home | 7-2 W |
| 04/25/24 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 04/10/24 - Home | 5-8 L |
| 05/16/23 - Neutral | 2-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Magruder and Damascus are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Colonels will be playing at home against the Hornets at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Magruder got the win against Wheaton by a conclusive 12-5. Considering the Colonels have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Damascus waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Trojans get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The two-run effort marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Ryan Mungra tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Damascus saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Gagen, who went 2-for-3 with one run. That's the most hits Gagen has posted since back in March.
Magruder is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Damascus, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Magruder took their win against Damascus in their previous matchup on April 5th by a conclusive 13-4 score. Will the Colonels repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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