
Broncos
04/07/25 vs Dixie Heights | 15 |
04/12/25 vs Lincoln County | 10 |
03/18/25 vs Rockcastle County | 10 |
03/25/25 vs Henry Clay | 9 |
03/29/25 @ Pulaski County | 6 |
Frederick Douglass is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Lincoln County. The Broncos put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 13-3 victory. Considering the Broncos have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Savannah Wombles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Frederick Douglass let Haley McGuire and Kavery Myrick run wild. McGuire scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Myrick went 2-for-4 with five RBI and one double. Those two stolen bases gave McGuire a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jarynn Bowman, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Frederick Douglass always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln County only posted an OBP of .316.
Frederick Douglass has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lincoln County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-5.
Coming up, Frederick Douglass will face off against Great Crossing at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Great Crossing's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Frederick Douglass' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lincoln County, they will take on Scott at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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