The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons will venture away from home to take on the Damascus Hornets at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Sherwood on Monday. They fell 4-1 to the Warriors. The Barons haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Adkinson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Damascus came tearing into Monday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wolverines a 22-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Ryan Chidakel and Joe Stack made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Chidakel pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Stack pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Chidakel a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At the plate, Chidakel went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Stack went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
In other pitching news, Ryan Mungra looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Lokos, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-2. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Stadtler, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
Damascus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .727. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Damascus' record now sits at 13-2. As for Bethesda-Chevy Chase, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase took their win against Damascus when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 19-10 score. Will the Barons repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
