West Potomac is 2-8 against West Springfield since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wolverines will look to defend their home field against the Spartans at 6:30 p.m. The last three games West Potomac has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
West Potomac is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They had just enough and edged out Hayfield 7-6 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Wolverines in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won three in a row.
Grant Williams and Grayson Melzer dominated on the mound. Williams pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits, while Melzer tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, West Potomac saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keller Merchant, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Merchant a new career-high. Connor Winkelfoos was another, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, West Springfield didn't have quite enough to beat Prince George on Thursday and fell 7-6.
West Springfield now has a losing record of 3-4. As for West Potomac, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
West Potomac might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from West Springfield in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Can the Wolverines avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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