Sherwood is 9-1 against Northwest since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sherwood Warriors will challenge the Northwest Jaguars at 3:45 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Sherwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Sherwood was ranked eighth). Sherwood sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Bethesda-Chevy Chase on Tuesday. The win was familiar territory for Sherwood who now have six in a row.
Corey Rowell` tossed a big game, striking out six batters over nine innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jacob Bagania and Ryan Rey did most of the damage at the plate: Bagania scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Rey scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Bagania has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Northwest had just enough and edged Clarksburg out 11-10 on Monday.
Sherwood pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Northwest, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Everything went Sherwood's way against Northwest in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Sherwood made off with a 10-1 victory. Will Sherwood repeat their success, or does Northwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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