Baseball Recap: Fairmont Heights Has No Trouble Against Oxon Hill

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

03/22/25 @ Central	16
04/02/25 @ International High School at Largo	11
03/26/25 vs Largo	11
04/22/25 @ Oxon Hill	10
04/09/25 vs Friendly	9

Fairmont Heights hadn't done well against Oxon Hill recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Hornets blew past the Clippers 17-7. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by nine runs or more this season.

Fairmont Heights let Joshua Benitez and Junior Reyes run wild. Benitez went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Reyes went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Benitez is becoming a predictor of Fairmont Heights' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Michael Sellman, who got on base in both of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Fairmont Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .684. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oxon Hill only posted an OBP of .483.

Fairmont Heights' victory bumped their record up to 5-3.

Fairmont Heights has already played their next game (against International High School at Langley Park), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Oxon Hill, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Douglass at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.