The Germantown Academy Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Father Judge Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Germantown Academy is is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Episcopal Academy by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Father Judge's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Archbishop Wood by a score of 4-2.
Dave Rodriguez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Father Judge saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Marino, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Germantown Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Father Judge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Germantown Academy couldn't quite finish off Father Judge in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Germantown Academy, Nick Benson (who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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