The Sidwell Friends Quakers will head out on the road to square off against the Landon Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sidwell Friends will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Sidwell Friends proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 14) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Georgetown Day 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Quakers have posted against the Mighty Hoppers since April 28, 2022.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Landon). Everything went their way against Bishop McNamara on Tuesday as Landon made off with a 13-1 victory. With that win, the Bears brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Zach Burstein was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was James Gibson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Landon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Sidwell Friends' victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Landon, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Sidwell Friends came out on top in a nail-biter against Landon in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sidwell Friends since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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