Frederick and Holy Family are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Frederick Golden Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Holy Family Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Frederick took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Legacy as Frederick made off with a 10-2 victory. Considering the Golden Eagles have won three contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Payton Torres spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ella Stromberg, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. She also brought in three RBI, marking her first of the season.
Frederick hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Legacy struck out ten times.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Holy Family). They blew past Horizon 24-1 on Tuesday. The Tigers' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Isabella Arroyo made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Arroyo was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Holy Family got a massive performance out of Charlii Carbajal-Sanchez, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Karasow, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Frederick is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Holy Family, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Frederick suffered a grim 20-5 defeat to Holy Family in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Can Frederick avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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