The Sidwell Friends Quakers will take on the School Without Walls Penguins at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Sidwell Friends has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Sidwell Friends is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since April 13, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Flint Hill by a score of 9-7.
Meanwhile, School Without Walls got the win against McKinley Tech on Friday by a conclusive 11-1. The win continues a trend for the Penguins in their matchups with the Trainers: they've now won eight in a row.
Theo Weller was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Smith, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
School Without Walls' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sidwell Friends, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.
Sidwell Friends took their victory against School Without Walls when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1 score. Will the Quakers repeat their success, or do the Penguins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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