Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Atholton

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 vs Guilford Park	21
03/26/25 @ Oakland Mills	18
04/28/25 @ Guilford Park	14
04/30/25 @ Marriotts Ridge	7
04/24/25 vs Wilde Lake	6

Atholton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over Marriotts Ridge. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Jack Martin, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Atholton is 3-1 when Martin posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of William Conroy, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Atholton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in four consecutive contests.

Atholton pushed their record up to 8-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Marriotts Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Atholton will host Hammond at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Marriotts Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Guilford Park at 4:00 p.m. The Panther have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.4 runs per game on average), something Marriotts Ridge will no doubt try to take advantage of.