High Point and Bladensburg are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Eagles will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (High Point has four straight victories, Bladensburg has 31 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
High Point's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Laurel with a sharp 11-0 win. Considering the Eagles have won six matchups by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Yojancel Soto
| 04/23/25 vs Laurel | 14 |
| 04/09/25 @ Bowie | 13 |
| 04/01/25 @ DuVal | 12 |
| 03/24/25 @ Laurel | 7 |
| 03/21/25 vs Flowers | 7 |
Yojancel Soto made a big impact while hitting and pitching. 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 stolen bases and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Elinzon Ruiz and Keysi Matos did most of the damage at the plate: Ruiz went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Matos went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Bryan Perez, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
High Point always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Laurel only posted an OBP of .118.
Northwestern hit Bladensburg with a four-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs lost 8-2 to the Wildcats.
Bladensburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for High Point, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
High Point took their win against Bladensburg in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 31-4 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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