School Without Walls is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Riverdale Baptist. School Without Walls fell just short of Riverdale Baptist by a score of 9-8. The Penguins haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Patrick Morelli
| 03/22/25 @ Riverdale Baptist | 5 |
| 03/13/25 vs DC International | 7 |
| 03/07/25 vs Georgetown Day | 8 |
Patrick Morelli put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Philip Wheeler was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Theo Weller, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
School Without Walls now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Riverdale Baptist, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Coming up, School Without Walls will head out to square off against Woodson at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Riverdale Baptist, they will welcome Avalon at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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