The Douglass Astros will challenge the North Clayton Eagles at 5:55 p.m. on Monday. Douglass is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Douglass is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 19-7 margin over Cedar Grove on Friday. That's two games straight that the Astros have won by exactly 12 runs.
Jamarius Glover
| 03/14/25 @ Cedar Grove | 4 |
| 03/12/25 vs Cedar Grove | 3 |
| 03/06/25 @ Banneker | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Jamarius Glover, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Douglass is 2-1 when Glover posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Anthony Alexander, who scored three runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Douglass always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. They are 3-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, North Clayton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 15-4 to Stephenson.
Xavier Christan was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayvon Mack, who scored a run and stole Four bases.
Douglass' win ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for North Clayton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
North Clayton's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Douglass has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for North Clayton, though, as they've been averaging only 2.8 strikeouts. Will Douglass keep running through batters, or will North Clayton buck the trend?
Douglass might still be hurting after the 18-3 loss they got from North Clayton in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. Can Douglass avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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