Dunbar is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Jackson-Reed is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dunbar Crimson Tide will take on the Jackson-Reed Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Dunbar: 2.8, Jackson-Reed: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Dunbar faced Sidwell Friends in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Dunbar's rough 10-0 defeat to Sidwell Friends might stick with them for a while. The match marked that first time this season in which Dunbar was not able to get on the board.
Dunbar saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dezmond Washington, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Jackson-Reed stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They never let Roosevelt onto the board and left with a 23-0 victory. Jackson-Reed's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Dunbar fell to 7-1. As for Jackson-Reed, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Dunbar suffered a grim 25-0 defeat to Jackson-Reed in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Dunbar have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
