The Douglass Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Mount St. Mary Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Douglass has struggled recently with 14 losses in a row, while Mount St. Mary will arrive with four straight victories.
Douglass is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 14-4 to Capitol Hill on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Mount St. Mary's hitters rose to the challenge against a Bulldogs pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.48 runs allowed on Tuesday. The Rockets put the hurt on Sulphur with a sharp 12-1 win. Considering the Rockets have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Will Grayson was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Harry Tesio was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-2. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Sam Grayson was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Mount St. Mary always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Douglass' defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Mount St. Mary, their record is now 17-7.
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