Red Devils
| 03/20/26 @ Southwest DeKalb | 9-1 |
| 03/19/26 @ Lithonia | 17-1 |
| 03/18/26 vs Lithonia | 15-0 |
| 03/13/26 vs Tucker | 11-10 |
| 03/11/26 @ Tucker | 4-1 |
Druid Hills extended their winning streak to five on Friday, bumping them up to 11-8. They were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Southwest DeKalb Panthers. This was payback for the Red Devils, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Oliver Myers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jacob Brown was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three doubles and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Desi Borda, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Druid Hills kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.4.
As for Southwest DeKalb, they now have a losing record of 6-7. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
On Southwest DeKalb's side, Matthew Rentz made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. The Panthers are 2-1 when Rentz posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Monday, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.
Druid Hills will have a chance to go back-to-back against Southwest DeKalb: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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