Pikesville owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Eastern Tech Mavericks. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Mavericks on April 3rd, they had to take a 3-2 defeat.
William Holaday
| 04/24/25 vs Eastern Tech | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Perry Hall | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Kenwood | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Catonsville | 2 |
| 03/10/25 vs Beth Tfiloh | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
The team relied heavily on William Holaday, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Pikesville: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Payne, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Pikesville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
Pikesville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern Tech, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pikesville will face off against Parkville at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Knights have averaged an impressive 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Eastern Tech, they will challenge Dulaney at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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