The Friendly Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Frederick Douglass Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Friendly is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 29-14 margin over Fairmont Heights on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Patriots with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Frederick Douglass strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Eric Guzman made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Frederick Douglass got a massive performance out of Blake Gaymon, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Nyla Swinton, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Friendly's record now sits at 3-1. As for Frederick Douglass, their record is now 10-0.
Friendly might still be hurting after the 33-3 loss they got from Frederick Douglass when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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