The Quince Orchard Cougars will square off against the Wheaton Knights on Tuesday. Quince Orchard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.3 runs per game this season.
Quince Orchard was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Blair on Thursday. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 17-3 margin over the Blazers. The Cougars have beaten the Blazers the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Blazers has come to flipping the script.
Janae (Jay) Fouts looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March.
Adri Marzullo
| 04/23/26 vs Blair | 3 |
| 03/30/26 vs Blair | 2 |
| 03/25/26 vs Poolesville | 2 |
| 04/11/26 vs Walter Johnson | 1 |
| 04/07/26 vs Northwest | 1 |
At the plate, Quince Orchard let Maeve Daly and Adri Marzullo run wild. Daly went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Marzullo went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and four runs. Those three stolen bases gave Marzullo a new career-high. Kayla Stoklosa was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs.
Quince Orchard kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Wheaton fell victim to Bethesda-Chevy Chase and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Barons, falling 15-0.
Wheaton's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Quince Orchard, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
Quince Orchard couldn't quite get it done against Wheaton in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 9-5. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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