Baseball Game Preview: Northern Patriots vs. Great Mills Hornets

Patriots

Runs

03/27/25 @ Thomas Stone	11
03/26/25 vs Leonardtown	3
03/25/25 @ Patuxent	12
03/22/25 @ Arundel	19
03/12/25 @ Northeast	4
03/10/25 @ DeMatha	1

Northern is 8-2 against Great Mills since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. Northern will be playing in front of their home fans against Great Mills at 4:30 p.m. Northern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.

Northern's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Thomas Stone as Northern made off with an 11-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won five in a row.

Caden Douglas looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

On the hitting side, Oliver Fox was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season. Daniel Renzi was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Northern always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Great Mills lost 9-1 to Huntingtown on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Hornets have suffered against the Hurricanes since May 11, 2019.

Northern pushed their record up to 3-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing eight strikeouts in those games compared to only four in the others. As for Great Mills, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Everything went Northern's way against Great Mills in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Northern made off with an 8-0 victory. Does Northern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Great Mills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.