The Sidwell Friends Quakers will square off against the Flint Hill Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sidwell Friends' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Flint Hill's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Sidwell Friends is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Landon, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Sidwell Friends was ranked third). Sidwell Friends came up short against Landon last Wednesday, falling 10-4. The loss was the Quakers' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Flint Hill came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Tigers.
Michael Morgan looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last six contests.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aidan Ryan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He also put up a triple, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jake Blazejowski, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sidwell Friends fell to 6-1. As for Flint Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
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