Baseball Recap: School Without Walls Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Roosevelt

Penguins

Margin (Wins)

03/26/25 @ Coolidge	26
04/21/25 vs Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering	22
03/21/25 @ Dunbar	22
04/09/25 vs Ballou	20
03/24/25 @ Woodson	19

School Without Walls faced Roosevelt in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Penguins were the clear victors by an 11-4 margin over the Roughriders. Considering the Penguins have won ten matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Derrick Deal, Jr. was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Noah Lee was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with three runs.

School Without Walls always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The win was the third in a row for School Without Walls, bringing their record up to 14-8. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Roosevelt, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season.

School Without Walls didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 21-1 win against Bell on the 25th. As for Roosevelt, they have also already played their next match, an 18-0 defeat against Jackson-Reed on the 25th.