After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Caravel Academy, Bel Air was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They blew past the Joppatowne Mariners 22-1. The Bobcats' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Aaden Troast looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Braxton Stocking
| 04/14/25 vs Joppatowne | 3 |
| 03/27/25 @ Rising Sun | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs North Harford | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ Archbishop Curley | 0 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Braxton Stocking, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Diepold, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four runs and four RBI.
Bel Air hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Joppatowne struck out eight times.
Bel Air's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Joppatowne, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bel Air will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mariners: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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