The Stoneman Douglas Eagles will square off against the Neumann Celtics at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Stoneman Douglas' favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home while Neumann has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Stoneman Douglas and Monsignor Pace meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand the Spartans a 9-0 shutout. Considering the Eagles have won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chase Wildroudt
| 04/04/25 @ Monsignor Pace | 8 |
| 03/13/25 vs Bishop Snyder | 7 |
| 02/20/25 vs Western | 6 |
| 02/28/25 vs West Broward | 5 |
| 02/13/25 vs True North Classical Academy | 3 |
Chase Wildroudt tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Cade Raley was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Lorenzo Laurel was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Neumann sidestepped Braden River for a 3-2 victory.
Neumann is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Stoneman Douglas, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2.
Stoneman Douglas took their win against Neumann in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 7-1 score. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Celtics turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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