Glen Burnie is 1-9 against Arundel since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Glen Burnie Gophers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Arundel Wildcats at 4:45 p.m.
Glen Burnie is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering North County just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 6-2 to the Knights. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Glen Burnie couldn't push the score so high this time.
Geoffrey Drowsky was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dylan Kellner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Johnathan Maddox, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Arundel came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 9-5 win over the Cougars.
Glen Burnie now has a losing record at 8-9-1. As for Arundel, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Everything went Glen Burnie's way against Arundel in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Glen Burnie made off with an 11-4 victory. Will Glen Burnie repeat their success, or does Arundel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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