Sandy Spring Friends is 0-3 against Pallotti since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Sandy Spring Friends Wildebeests will look to defend their home field against the Pallotti Panthers at 12:15 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Wednesday, while Sandy Spring Friends put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for The Heights. Sandy Spring Friends put the hurt on The Heights with a sharp 20-0 victory. With that win, Sandy Spring Friends brought their scoring average up to 8 runs per game.
Noah Gross and Sam Deichman-Caswell made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Gross tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Deichman-Caswell tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Edelman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pallotti waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Saints 11-1. Pallotti might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by seven runs or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Sandy Spring Friends and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Pallotti, they pushed their record up to 5-3-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Sandy Spring Friends might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Pallotti in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can Sandy Spring Friends avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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