The Heights put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past the Sandy Spring Friends Wildebeests 12-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for The Heights considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
For Sandy Spring Friends' part, Noah Gross and Sam Deichman-Caswell put in work no matter where they played. On the mound, Gross pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Deichman-Caswell pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Gross scored a run while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances, while Deichman-Caswell scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Sandy Spring Friends got a massive performance out of Minheyeok (Steve) Kim, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Jacob Edelman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Sandy Spring Friends hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
The Heights pushed their record up to 7-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Sandy Spring Friends, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
The Heights will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Our Lady of Good Counsel at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (The Heights: 3.9, Our Lady of Good Counsel: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Sandy Spring Friends, they will head out on the road to take on Smith Jewish Day School at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Sandy Spring Friends has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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