Old Mill is 7-1 against Annapolis since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Panthers at 4:45 p.m. Old Mill will be strutting in after a victory while Annapolis will be coming in after a defeat.
Old Mill is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Meade with a sharp 20-5 win on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won nine in a row.
Alyna Winterling
| 04/10/26 @ Meade | 0 |
| 04/08/26 vs South River | 1 |
| 04/01/26 vs Calvert | 2 |
Alyna Winterling made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those runs marked the first that she has scored this season.
In other batting news, Old Mill let Ava Brake and Addison Wagner run wild. Brake got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, while Wagner got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those RBI were Wagner's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aeryn Horton, who went 2-for-4 with three runs.
Old Mill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .705. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Annapolis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Severna Park, falling 14-0.
Annapolis saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoe Dean, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Annapolis' defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Old Mill, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-9.
Everything went Old Mill's way against Annapolis in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Old Mill made off with a 15-0 victory. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
