The Dunbar Crimson Tide will be playing in front of their home fans against the DC International Dragons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Dunbar has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while DC International will come in with four straight wins.
Dunbar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Washington Latin Public Charter School, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Dunbar was ranked fifth). Dunbar fell just short of Washington Latin Public Charter School by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday.
James Jones, Jr. was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Jones, Jr. was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Jones, Jr. wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brosnan Dukes, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, DC International put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season last Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Roosevelt a 9-0 shutout.
DC International got a massive performance out of Jose David English, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Darron Francis was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Dunbar's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for DC International, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Dunbar has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like DC International struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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