Baseball Game Preview: Douglass Astros vs. North Clayton Eagles

The Douglass Astros will head out on the road to face off against the North Clayton Eagles at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Douglass has three straight victories, North Clayton has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Douglass made up a huge gap compared to their last game against North Clayton, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Douglass blew past North Clayton 16-10 on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Astros, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Antowyn Kelley

Stolen Base

03/17/25 vs North Clayton	5
03/14/25 @ Cedar Grove	3
03/12/25 vs Cedar Grove	2
03/05/25 vs Banneker	2
02/28/25 @ Forest Park	1

Douglass got a massive performance out of Antowyn Kelley, who scored two runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Kelley has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Royer Alejandro Bello, who scored three runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Douglass always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .606 or higher in three consecutive games.

The win got Douglass back to even at 4-4. As for North Clayton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.

North Clayton's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Douglass has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for North Clayton, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2 strikeouts. Will Douglass keep running through batters, or will North Clayton buck the trend? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.