On Thursday, Washington Latin Public Charter School faced DC International in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Washington Latin Public Charter School Lions fell just short of the DC International Dragons by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Washington Latin Public Charter School has lost by just one run.
Washington Latin Public Charter School saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Blier, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Miles Johnson was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four stolen bases.
On DC International's side, Dylan Anderson made a big impact no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Anderson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Anderson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Washington Latin Public Charter School's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-1. As for DC International, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 19-2.
Washington Latin Public Charter School does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for DC International, they will head out on the road to challenge Maret at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maret is on a four-game streak of home wins, DC International a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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